Guangdong launches AI medical school

Guangdong Medical University has launched what it says is the country's first artificial intelligence medical school, aimed at producing high-quality students while embracing transformation in educating those in the field of medicine in the AI era.

Lu Jinghui, secretary and president of the Guangdong Medical University, said the initiative will help create open-source medical education application scenarios for domestic medical AI models and support the development of AI literacy in knowledge learning, clinical research and diagnosis and treatment throughout students' growth from campus to hospital.

"It will help empower students with the necessary professional abilities to adapt to future medicine and smart healthcare through AI," Lu said.