AI socrates for med students: a smarter way to learn?
NCT ID NCT07752160
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI tutor that uses Socratic questioning—asking guiding questions rather than giving answers—can improve medical students' critical thinking and reasoning in epidemiology. About 60 MBBS students are split into two groups: one uses the Socratic AI agent, the other uses a general chatbot. Researchers compare test scores, reasoning ability, and learning satisfaction to see if the Socratic approach makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Socratic Agent for Guided Epidemiology (SAGE), an AI teaching assistant that uses Socratic questioning to guide learning
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this AI tutor could become a standard tool for teaching critical thinking and reasoning in medical education, potentially improving how future doctors learn.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (60 students) and early, so results may not apply broadly. AI tools can also cause over-reliance or cognitive overload, which the study aims to measure.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhejiang University International School of Medicine
RECRUITINGYiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, China