The cover letter in the era of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT as an example)

Authors

  • Haifa Hachfi Department of Rheumatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Melek Kechida Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia
  • Rania Kaddoussi Department of Pneumology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
  • Hedhemi Rejeb Department of Pneumology, Abdelrahman Mami hospital, Ariana, Tunisia
  • Wafa Alaya Department of Endocrinology , university hospital Tahar Sfar, Mahdia, Tunisia
  • Saida Hidouri Department of Paediatric Surgery, Zaghouan Regional Hospital, Research Laboratory LR12SP13 "Malformative Pathology of the Child", University of Monastir, Tunisia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-8028
  • Helmi Ben Saad University of Sousse, Sousse Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Hospital, LR12SP09 "Heart failure" research laboratory, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7477-2965

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v102i12.5439

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Cover Letter, Editorial Process, Large Language Models, Medical Writing, Technology Medical

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Author Biography

  • Helmi Ben Saad, University of Sousse, Sousse Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached Hospital, LR12SP09 "Heart failure" research laboratory, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.
    • Professor of Physiology and Functional Explorations at the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse - Tunisia, Department of Physiology and Functional Explorations at EPS Farhat HACHED - Sousse - Tunisia.
    • President of the College of Physiology and Functional Explorations (terms: 2014-2017 and 2021-2023).
    • Master's degree in Biological and Medical Sciences from the University of Montpellier I, France.
    • World expert in spirometry (ranked 1st in Africa): https://expertscape.com/ex/spirometry/c/afr.
    • Diploma of Advanced Studies in "Human Movement Sciences" from the University of Montpellier I, France.
    • Interuniversity Diploma "Pathophysiology of Exercise and Functional Exercise Explorations" from the University of Montpellier 1, France.
    • International PhD in Sciences between the Universities of Montpellier I (France) and Monastir (Tunisia).
    • European Spirometry Driving License Part 1 (theory only) and the European Spirometry Training Program (Part 2: knowledge and competence in practice) and the European Spirometry train-the-trainer course.
    • Invited speaker at numerous international congresses on respiratory functional explorations.
    • Author of over 250 scientific articles in indexed and impact factor journals.
    • Potential reviewer for over 100 indexed and impact factor journals and potential external reviewer for the University of Cape Town (South Africa), uwait (Kuwait) and Mutah (Jordan).
    • Winner of the Sadok BESROUR Award for Excellence in Medical Research (2021).
    • Web:
    1. http://scholar.google.fr/citations?hl=fr&user=oeV_0OwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdatehttp://www.researchgate.net/profile/Helmi_Ben_Saad
    2. https://publons.com/author/602231/helmi-ben-saad#profile
    3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Helmi_Ben_Saad

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2024-12-01

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Vol. 102 No. 12 (2024): Tunis Med dec 2024

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