Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2023
Will code one day run a code? Performance of language models on ACEM primary examinations and implications.
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated mixed results in their ability to pass various specialist medical examination and their performance within the field of emergency medicine remains unknown. ⋯ Large language models, by passing the ACEM primary examination, show potential as tools for medical education and practice. However, limitations exist and are discussed.
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ACEM has endorsed the proposal for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament in Australia as a means of delivering its objectives to provide culturally safe care in EDs and to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Unfortunately the Voice proposal has become a politically conentious issue. ⋯ This article argues that the claims in the ACEM statement are speculative rather than based on facts. In addition, by taking a position on this complex and controversial political matter ACEM is operating beyond its remit and risks distracting attention from its core mission.