FOI_26-036 Generative AI policies in Medicine programmes

Date of response: 13 March 2026

We have now considered your request of 24 February 2026 for the following information:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the regulation and teaching of generative artificial intelligence (AI) within your undergraduate medical programme.

Please provide responses to the questions below.

Question 1. Does your undergraduate medical programme have a formal written policy on student use of generative AI tools? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Yes.

Question 2. If yes:

a) In what year was the policy first implemented?

b) Has it been updated since November 2022? (Yes/No)

c) In what month and year was it most recently reviewed or updated?

d) Is it publicly available? (Yes/No)

e) Please provide a copy or link to the policy.

Our response:

a) 2025

b) Yes

c) November 2025

d) No.

e) Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-036 Appendix A.

Question 3. Is generative AI policy determined:

• University-wide

• Medical school-specific

• A combination of both

• Not formally defined

Our response:

Combination of both.

Question 4. For each assessment type below, how is student use of generative AI regulated? Please select one category per row:

• Prohibited

• Permitted with mandatory declaration

• Permitted without declaration

• Considered academic misconduct

• Not explicitly addressed

• Other (please specify)

a) Coursework

b) Reflective writing (e.g. portfolios)

c) Research projects or dissertations

Our response:

a) Other (permitted in research and editing phase but not in the writing of the submission)

b) Other (permitted in research and editing phase but not in the writing of the submission)

c) Other (permitted in research and editing phase but not in the writing of the submission)

Question 5. Since November 2022, has your institution recorded any cases of AI-related academic misconduct involving undergraduate medical students? (Yes/No)

Our response:

No.

If yes, please provide the total number of recorded cases.

Our response:

Not applicable.

Question 6. Is artificial intelligence formally taught within the undergraduate medical curriculum? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Yes.

Question 7. If yes:

a) Is this teaching mandatory or optional?

b) In which year(s) of study, is it delivered?

Our response:

a) Optional

b) Year 1

Question 8. Does this teaching include the following topics? (Yes/No for each)

• Ethical use of AI

• Bias in AI systems

• Limitations and hallucination risk

• Data governance and confidentiality

• Clinical decision-support systems

Our response:

Ethical use of AI – Yes

Bias in AI systems - Yes

Limitations and hallucination risk – Yes

Data governance and confidentiality – No

Clinical decision-support systems – No (not as part of academic integrity)

Question 9. Are students provided with specific guidance on the use of generative AI during clinical placements? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Not known by the University.

Question 10. Are students explicitly prohibited from entering identifiable patient information into generative AI systems? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Not known by the University.

Question 11. Has formal guidance been issued to faculty regarding management or detection of AI use in assessments? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Yes.

Question 12. Does your institution use AI-detection software in student assessments? (Yes/No)

Our response:

No.

If yes:

a) what software?

Our response:

Not applicable.

Question 13. Does your institution provide access to institutionally approved or internally hosted AI tools for undergraduate medical students? (Yes/No)

Our response:

Yes.