Dear ChatGPT – can you teach me how to program an app for laboratory medicine?

von | Sep 2, 2024 | Original Papers

The multifaceted potential of ChatGPT in the medical domain remains underexplored, particularly regarding its application in software development by individuals with a medical background but limited information technology expertise.

Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Credits: DE GRUYTER
Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Credits: DE GRUYTER

Methods

This study investigates ChatGPT’s utility in creating a laboratory medicine application.

Results

Despite minimal programming skills, the authors successfully developed an automated intra-assay, inter-device precision test for immunophenotyping with a shiny user interface, facilitated by ChatGPT. While the coding process was expedited, meticulous oversight and error correction by the authors were imperative.

Conclusions

These findings highlight the value of large language models such as ChatGPT in code-based application development for automating work processes in a medical context. Particularly noteworthy is the facilitation of these tasks for non-technically trained medical professionals and its potential for digital medical education.

Keywords: ChatGPTdigital skills gapprogramminglaboratory medicine

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Dear ChatGPT – can you teach me how to program an app for laboratory medicine?

  • Annika Meyer   , Johannes Ruthard und Thomas Streichert 

Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Laboratory Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2024-0034