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

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Published Dec 1, 2024
https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v102i12.5439
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Vol. 102 No. 12 (2024): Tunis Med dec 2024

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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

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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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