The study, published in the journal Medical Science Educator, explored whether ChatGPT can support thematic analysis. Corresponding author and third-year medical student Jonathan Bowden, of Pickerington, Ohio, collaborated with fellow third-year medical student Megha Mohanakrishnan, of San Jose, California, to lead the project. Both Bowden and Mohanakrishnan earned their undergraduate degrees in medical sciences at UC.
Both students also served as learning assistants during their first year of medical school for Andrew Thompson, PhD, professor-educator in the Department of Medical Education. Through their work with Thompson, they joined a project analyzing survey responses from fellow first-year medical students about their thoughts and feelings surrounding cadaveric dissection, which is part of their coursework.