15. Developing a Custom Chatbot for Medical School Personal Statements

Creighton University prides itself on pre-professional preparation, specifically advising, academic support, and co-curricular programming to help undergraduates achieve their dream of medical school. One of the most intimidating aspects of the medical school application, particularly for students who have focused on the hard sciences, is the personal statement: a brief, high-stakes explanation of why one wants to be a doctor. This research requests funding for the development of a custom chatbot for pre-med students that gives them real-time advice and feedback on the efficacy of the rhetorical elements of their personal statements, based on a rubric co-created by Creighton faculty and students. By reducing the intimidation of starting and revising a draft, the chatbot can encourage students to iteratively improve their statements, making the process more manageable. This feedback can enhance students' confidence and preparedness for medical school admission by making high-quality writing assistance accessible anytime. This research also makes a timely intervention into the larger integration of AI into teaching and learning at Creighton University. This project will test the feasibility of using specially trained AI for student feedback, create a model for the training and development of such a system others can use, and evaluate the effectiveness of AI systems for similar use cases.

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