On Friday, two professors of surgery at two universities in Germany stated that medical colleges should include artificial intelligence (AI) in their training programs because AI can do many of the routine jobs that a doctor does now at a medical conference. They argued that if the workload of a doctor is reduced by using AI technology, then the doctor could see more patients.

The medical conference was organized by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology.

Dr. Florian Gebaeur, a professor of surgery at the University of Cologne, stated that during colonoscopy, AI can look at all of the images very quickly and more precisely than a human and can tell if there is an anomaly like a polyp that needs to be removed. He gave another example of how a radiologist can go through 30 CT scans in a day but a computer can look at 2,000 and point out the anomaly. He further added that AI can make surgery safer. 

A senior official of the state health department agreed that MBBS students must be introduced to cutting-edge technologies. He added that the health department is also thinking about whether they should introduce MBBS students to AI during their undergraduate years. 

Meanwhile, Dr. Surinder Singh Bhatia, the director of medical services at Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, stated that they were in the process of buying equipment that would analyze images of the intestine and indicate anomalies.

(Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/include-artificial-intelligence-in-medical-course-say-experts/cid/1892157 )