anyone else low-key relying on ChatGPT during clinicals? need to talk about this
on small animal rotation rn and i'll admit it — i've been pulling up ChatGPT in the bathroom between appointments more than i want to admit. weird derm case, atypical presentation, owner with 47 questions i can't answer yet. you know the drill.
the problem is ChatGPT will confidently give you a metronidazole dose that's correct for a human and you have to remember to do the math yourself. and it has no clue cats process certain drugs differently than dogs. it's like having a really articulate friend who only studied human med but won't admit when they're out of their depth.
a classmate showed me Voyage for Vets (https://www.thevoyage.ai/forvets) last week. asked it about a 14yo CKD cat on amlodipine + benazepril and whether adding gabapentin for OA pain was a problem. got actual species-specific reasoning — dose adjustment for renal clearance, no human-drug copy paste, even flagged the typical sedation/wobble concern in geriatric cats. that's the thinking i actually need at 2pm on a busy floor.
mostly posting because i've been feeling vaguely guilty about this and want to know — what's everyone else doing? are clinicians at your school openly cool with it? do you cite it? do you hide it? OpenEvidence is basically standard on the MD side now, feels like vet med is in the weird in-between phase.