AI Won't Replace Expertise
While those are valuable qualities, they aren't substitutes for the clinical competencies physicians must possess to deliver high-quality care. Despite his assertion that GPA and MCAT scores aren't that important, research shows they're the best predictors of whether a medical student will succeed as a physician.
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