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Questions were entered manually one by one, with graphical items, chemical formulae, and tables excluded, and scoring derived from correct textual answers.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What accuracy results were observed in Chinese vs English questions?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"In the first stage, the correct rates were 54.4% (Chinese) and 56.9% (English); in the second stage, they were 53.8% (Chinese) and 67.6% (English). On the Chinese test, only pharmacology and pharmacochemistry reached passing scores.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"Can ChatGPT pass the licensing examination, and what is recommended for pharmacy education?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"ChatGPT 3.5 failed to pass the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination. 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ChatGPT has been widely applied in general medical education and cardiology, but its application in pharmacy has been lacking. This study examined the accuracy of ChatGPTon the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination and investigated its potential role in pharmacy education.  \nMethods: ChatGPT was used on the first Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination in 2023 in Mandarin and English. The questions were entered manually one by one. Graphical questions, chemical formulae, and tables were excluded. Textual questions were scored according to the number of correct answers. Chart question scores were determined by multiplying the number and the correct rate of text questions. This study was conducted from March 5 to March 10, 2023, by using ChatGPT 3.5. Results: The correct rate of ChatGPT in Chinese and English questions was 54.4% and 56.9% in the first stage, and 53.8% and 67.6% in the second stage. On the Chinese test, only pharmacology and pharmacochemistry sections received passing scores. The English test scores were higher than the Chinese test scores across all subjects and were significantly higher in dispensing pharmacy and clinical pharmacy as well as therapeutics.  \nConclusion: ChatGPT 3.5 failed the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination. Although it is not able to pass the examination, it can be improved quickly through deep learning. It reminds us that we should not only use multiple-choice questions to assess a pharmacist’s ability, but also use more variety of evaluations in the future. Pharmacy education should be changed in line with the examination, and students must be able to use AI technology for self-learning. More importantly, we need to help students develop humanistic qualities and strengthen their ability to interact with patients, so that they can become warm-hearted healthcare professionals. Keywords: Artificial intelligence; ChatGPT; Educational measurement; Pharmacists; Pharmacy licensure  \n1. INTRODUCTION  \nChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model trained for conversations. The dialog format allows ChatGPT to chat, answer followup questions, admit mistakes, challenge incorrect assumptions, and reject inappropriate requests.1 The program is trained using deep learning algorithms and large amounts of data to respond to users’ questions similar to a human through repetitive feedback. The company behind ChatGPT, Open AI, is partnered with Microsoft, which in May 2020 launched powerful  \n* Address correspondence. Dr. Tzeng-Ji Chen, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Hsinchu Branch, 81, Section 1, Zhongfeng Road, Zhudong, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC. E-mail address: [tjchen@vhct.gov.tw](tjchen@vhct.gov.tw) (T.-J. Chen).  \nConflicts of interest: Dr. Tzeng-Ji Chen, an editorial board member at Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, had no role in the peer review process of or decision to publish this article. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest related to the subject matter or materials discussed in this article.  \nJournal of Chinese Medical Association. (2023) 86: 653-658.  \nReceived March 25, 2023; accepted May 18, 2023.  \ndoi: 10. 1","cbCaikZS14EhyD6L","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikZS14EhyD6L","pdf",809923,"English","# Abstract\n## Background\n## Methods\n## Results\n## Conclusion\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"How was ChatGPT evaluated on the Taiwan pharmacist licensing exam?\",\"answer\":\"ChatGPT 3.5 was applied to the 2023 Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination in Mandarin and English. 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