GenAI for Pharmacy Research
GenAI for Pharmacy Research
GenAI for Pharmacy Research
Overview
Overview
Overview
Challenge
Challenge
Challenge
Streamlining and maximizing the use of genAI chatbots as research buddies.
Streamlining and maximizing the use of genAI chatbots as research buddies.
Streamlining and maximizing the use of genAI chatbots as research buddies.
Goals
Goals
Goals
Create an efficient and effective research companion that significantly contributes to the academic endeavors of both faculty and students.
Create an efficient and effective research companion that significantly contributes to the academic endeavors of both faculty and students.
Create an efficient and effective research companion that significantly contributes to the academic endeavors of both faculty and students.
My Role
My Role
My Role
UX Researcher
UX Researcher
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
18 weeks
18 weeks
Building Foundation
Building Foundation
Building Foundation
Desk Research
Desk Research
Desk Research
My research has involved analyzing various articles, scholarly papers, and other materials to thoroughly examine the benefits, challenges, and potential drawbacks of generative AI chatbots in healthcare, education, pharmacy, literature review, and survey response coding.
My research has involved analyzing various articles, scholarly papers, and other materials to thoroughly examine the benefits, challenges, and potential drawbacks of generative AI chatbots in healthcare, education, pharmacy, literature review, and survey response coding.
My research has involved analyzing various articles, scholarly papers, and other materials to thoroughly examine the benefits, challenges, and potential drawbacks of generative AI chatbots in healthcare, education, pharmacy, literature review, and survey response coding.
Findings
Findings
Findings
Opportunities for scientific research
Opportunities for scientific research
Transformational Tool: AI models like ChatGPT can significantly impact scientific research and publication.
Future Potential:
Designing new experiments.
Conducting peer reviews.
Supporting journal editorial decisions, which can speed up scientific discovery and the application of research findings.
Transformational Tool: AI models like ChatGPT can significantly impact scientific research and publication.
Future Potential:
Designing new experiments.
Conducting peer reviews.
Supporting journal editorial decisions, which can speed up scientific discovery and the application of research findings.
Transformational Tool: AI models like ChatGPT can significantly impact scientific research and publication.
Future Potential:
Designing new experiments.
Conducting peer reviews.
Supporting journal editorial decisions, which can speed up scientific discovery and the application of research findings.
Research in the era of GenAI
Research in the era of GenAI
Generative AI Tools in Research:
Examples include Grammarly for writing, Tutor.ai for R code, and Research Rabbit for literature reviews.
AI tools can enhance the speed and quality of research.
Concerns and Benefits:
Concerns about content integrity and ownership of AI-generated text.
Generative AI can accelerate research processes like literature reviews and data analysis.
Generative AI Tools in Research:
Examples include Grammarly for writing, Tutor.ai for R code, and Research Rabbit for literature reviews.
AI tools can enhance the speed and quality of research.
Concerns and Benefits:
Concerns about content integrity and ownership of AI-generated text.
Generative AI can accelerate research processes like literature reviews and data analysis.
Generative AI Tools in Research:
Examples include Grammarly for writing, Tutor.ai for R code, and Research Rabbit for literature reviews.
AI tools can enhance the speed and quality of research.
Concerns and Benefits:
Concerns about content integrity and ownership of AI-generated text.
Generative AI can accelerate research processes like literature reviews and data analysis.
Identifying chatbot users
Identifying chatbot users
Created a list of all the users who use genAI chatbots in their day to day lives and categorized them into Gold, Silver and Bronze groups where the gold group would be user who are a lot easier to get, silver group who are harder to get and the bronze group who are a little harder to get.
Created a list of all the users who use genAI chatbots in their day to day lives and categorized them into Gold, Silver and Bronze groups where the gold group would be user who are a lot easier to get, silver group who are harder to get and the bronze group who are a little harder to get.
Created a list of all the users who use genAI chatbots in their day to day lives and categorized them into Gold, Silver and Bronze groups where the gold group would be user who are a lot easier to get, silver group who are harder to get and the bronze group who are a little harder to get.
Defining Scope
The scope of our research is defined using the users-goals-environment diagram
The scope of our research is defined using the users-goals-environment diagram
Primary Research
Primary Research
Primary Research
Conducted targeted research on the use of GenAI in the pharmacy and the healthcare industry
Conducted targeted research on the use of GenAI in the pharmacy and the healthcare industry
Conducted targeted research on the use of GenAI in the pharmacy and the healthcare industry
Existing Solutions
Objectives
To gain contextual insight into pharmacy students' research practices and challenges.
To understand the attitudes and perceptions of pharmacy students towards using AI chatbots as research buddies.
To identify specific needs and preferences for AI chatbot features and functionalities in the context of pharmacy research.
Conducting Interviews
Conducting Interviews
Conducting Interviews
Step 1
To gain primary information about our participants, I circulated a google form to understand Frequency of the use of AI chatbot for research
To gain primary information about our participants, I circulated a google form to understand Frequency of the use of AI chatbot for research
To gain primary information about our participants, I circulated a google form to understand Frequency of the use of AI chatbot for research
Google Form Link
Step 2
We recruited 12 participants and conducted one-on-one interviews over a span of 3 weeks to understand assistance and shortcomings provided by GenAI chatbots currently
We recruited 12 participants and conducted one-on-one interviews over a span of 3 weeks to understand assistance and shortcomings provided by GenAI chatbots currently
Before
After
Before
After
Insights and Findings
Insights and Findings
Insights and Findings
After completing 12 user interviews and one stakeholder interview, I conducted a card-sorting exercise and divided information into Key takeaways, Needs, Pain points and Goals.
After completing 12 user interviews and one stakeholder interview, I conducted a card-sorting exercise and divided information into Key takeaways, Needs, Pain points and Goals.
Critical Highlights
Critical Highlights
Goals
Goals
Research and Sources
Uses websites like nih.com and sciencedirect.com for research.
Also uses PubMed, Google Scholar, YouTube, Coursera for academic and research purposes.
Uses websites like nih.com and sciencedirect.com for research.
Also uses PubMed, Google Scholar, YouTube, Coursera for academic and research purposes.
Academic Use
Students seek research material with plagiarism checks.
Uses databases like PubMed to find research papers.
Students seek research material with plagiarism checks.
Uses databases like PubMed to find research papers.
Pain Points
Limited technical support and no image uploads or copying in the non-premium version.
Privacy concerns and plagiarism risks limit its use for writing.
Limited technical support and no image uploads or copying in the non-premium version.
Privacy concerns and plagiarism risks limit its use for writing.
Enhanced Media Support:
Accept and provide images.
Search for and include illustrations for projects.
Accept and provide images.
Search for and include illustrations for projects.
Quality of Responses:
Ensure precise and proper answers.
Separate sections for plagiarism and paraphrasing.
Ensure precise and proper answers.
Separate sections for plagiarism and paraphrasing.
Needs
Requires prompt replies to inputs.
Requires prompt replies to inputs.
Debrief
Debrief
Debrief
The Department Chair of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University shared his positive experience with a driverless car, but expressed concerns about ChatGPT impacting students' critical thinking, privacy, dependency, and cheating.
The Department Chair of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University shared his positive experience with a driverless car, but expressed concerns about ChatGPT impacting students' critical thinking, privacy, dependency, and cheating.
The Main Problem
The Main Problem
The Main Problem
I conducted a problem tree analysis to understand the problem by identifying the fundamental causes and its effects.
Hesitance to use GenAI chatbots in Research
Solutions and Recommendations
Solutions and Recommendations
Solutions and Recommendations
Bridging Traditional Methods with Modern Techniques for Enhanced Reliability!
Benefits
Benefits
Reliability:
Reliability:
Reliability:
Combining traditional research methods with AI ensures more accurate responses.
Combining traditional research methods with AI ensures more accurate responses.
Combining traditional research methods with AI ensures more accurate responses.
Efficiency:
Efficiency:
Efficiency:
Saves time by automating research processes and accessing information quickly.
Saves time by automating research processes and accessing information quickly.
Saves time by automating research processes and accessing information quickly.
Access to Knowledge:
Access to Knowledge:
Access to Knowledge:
Integrates diverse resources for comprehensive information retrieval.
Integrates diverse resources for comprehensive information retrieval.
Integrates diverse resources for comprehensive information retrieval.
ROI
ROI
Productivity:
Productivity:
Productivity:
Boosts output and academic achievements.
Boosts output and academic achievements.
Boosts output and academic achievements.
Enhanced Reputation:
Enhanced Reputation:
Enhanced Reputation:
Demonstrates leadership in innovation and academic excellence.
Demonstrates leadership in innovation and academic excellence.
Demonstrates leadership in innovation and academic excellence.
Long-term Value:
Long-term Value:
Long-term Value:
Sets the stage for ongoing innovation and growth.
Sets the stage for ongoing innovation and growth.
Sets the stage for ongoing innovation and growth.
Limitations
Possible Limitations
Data Quality Issues
Technical Complexity
Privacy Concerns
Addressing Limitations
Ensure the data used to train AI chatbots is accurate, up-to-date, and representative
Offer training programs and support resources to staff and students involved in developing and using AI chatbots.
Implement robust data protection measures, such as encryption and anonymization, to safeguard user privacy.
Takeaways
Takeaways
In conclusion, while AI chatbots offer significant benefits such as time-saving and ease of use in pharmacy education research, there is a critical need to improve their reliability in providing accurate responses. Addressing this challenge will maximize the potential of AI chatbots as valuable tools in advancing research and learning in the field.
In conclusion, while AI chatbots offer significant benefits such as time-saving and ease of use in pharmacy education research, there is a critical need to improve their reliability in providing accurate responses. Addressing this challenge will maximize the potential of AI chatbots as valuable tools in advancing research and learning in the field.
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