Teaching & Learning
- Students may not submit AI-generated coursework unless the assignment instructions explicitly allow it
- For any assignment in any course, students must first obtain permission from the course coordinator, department chair, or appropriate faculty member before using AI composition software, and submitted work must remain the student's original work
• Students are not permitted to submit assignments that have been fully or partially generated by AI unless explicitly stated in the assignment instructions.
• Students must obtain permission from the course coordinator, Department Chair or appropriate faculty member before using AI composition software (like ChatGPT) for any assignments in any course. Using these tools without the faculty’s permission compromises academic integrity and violates the academic code of conduct.
• All work submitted must be the original work of the student.
- AI use in exams and assessments is not governed by a single uniform rule; it is set at the course level
- Faculty are encouraged to establish and communicate course-specific AI rules in the syllabus, and if AI tools are prohibited in a course, suspected student misuse is treated as academic misconduct and reported
Faculty are encouraged to set and communicate expectations. For each course, a policy should be established for the use of AI allowed for that course, with expectations communicated in the syllabus. Consequences for using AI-generated work should also be discussed and available in the syllabus.
Students at Mehary Medical College are expected to hold high standards of academic and professional integrity and honesty. If the use of AI-based tools is prohibited for a course and a student is suspected to have engaged in academic misconduct, a report should be filed with the (Student Conduct) committee.
- The college permits teaching with AI-based tools and frames AI as something that can support learning
- It also states that AI should be used to enhance academic research rather than replace critical thinking, creativity, or originality
Teaching with the use of AI-based tools is permitted, in order to facilitate student learning and prepare them for their professional careers.
• The use of Generative AI should be seen as a tool to enhance academic research, not as a replacement for critical thinking, creativity and originality in assignments.
Research
- When ideas are taken from generative AI research, acknowledgment with citation and reference is required
- The policy addresses academic research in general by allowing generative AI as an enhancement tool, but it does not set a specific manuscript-writing rule for research papers, theses, or dissertations
• The use of Generative AI should be seen as a tool to enhance academic research, not as a replacement for critical thinking, creativity and originality in assignments.
• Any ideas garnered from Generative AI research must be acknowledged with proper in-test citation and reference. Students may be asked to save the AI chat as a PDF file for verification.
- The college requires AI use to meet academic integrity standards and treats unauthorized use as a violation of the academic code of conduct
- However, it does not provide a research-specific rule for grants, IRB materials, or formal research ethics declarations in the provided sources
Use of Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Bing-Chat, must maintain the highest standards of ethically and academic integrity and adhere to the Meharry Academic Code of Conduct.
• Students must obtain permission from the course coordinator, Department Chair or appropriate faculty member before using AI composition software (like ChatGPT) for any assignments in any course. Using these tools without the faculty’s permission compromises academic integrity and violates the academic code of conduct.
Academic Integrity
- Students may also be required to retain the AI chat as a PDF for verification
- When students use ideas from generative AI research, they must acknowledge that use with citation and reference
• Any ideas garnered from Generative AI research must be acknowledged with proper in-test citation and reference. Students may be asked to save the AI chat as a PDF file for verification.
- The provided policy does not mention AI detection software by name
- Enforcement is disciplinary: unauthorized AI use violates the academic code of conduct, students may be asked to provide the AI chat as a PDF for verification, and violations are referred either to the disciplinary committee or, when a course prohibits AI use, to the Student Conduct committee
• Students must obtain permission from the course coordinator, Department Chair or appropriate faculty member before using AI composition software (like ChatGPT) for any assignments in any course. Using these tools without the faculty’s permission compromises academic integrity and violates the academic code of conduct.
• Any ideas garnered from Generative AI research must be acknowledged with proper in-test citation and reference. Students may be asked to save the AI chat as a PDF file for verification.
• Any student in violation of this policy will be referred to the disciplinary committee.
Students at Mehary Medical College are expected to hold high standards of academic and professional integrity and honesty. If the use of AI-based tools is prohibited for a course and a student is suspected to have engaged in academic misconduct, a report should be filed with the (Student Conduct) committee.
Institutional & Administrative
- The college also expressly permits teaching with AI-based tools to support student learning and professional preparation
- Faculty are encouraged to define AI expectations for each course and communicate them in the syllabus, including consequences for AI-generated work
Faculty are encouraged to set and communicate expectations. For each course, a policy should be established for the use of AI allowed for that course, with expectations communicated in the syllabus. Consequences for using AI-generated work should also be discussed and available in the syllabus.
Teaching with the use of AI-based tools is permitted, in order to facilitate student learning and prepare them for their professional careers.
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Common Questions About Meharry Medical College's AI Policies
Meharry Medical College has defined AI policies in 8 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 67%.
When students use ideas from generative AI research, they must acknowledge that use with citation and reference. Students may also be required to retain the AI chat as a PDF for verification.
The provided policy does not mention AI detection software by name. Enforcement is disciplinary: unauthorized AI use violates the academic code of conduct, students may be asked to provide the AI chat as a PDF for verification, and violations are referred either to the disciplinary committee or, when a course prohibits AI use, to the Student Conduct committee.
No explicit data protection or approved AI platform policy is currently defined in the available policy sources.