Can artificial intelligence outperform experts in assessing clinical skills? Evidence from a comparative experiment

Background This study evaluates and compares the performance of Artificial Intelligence Assessment (AIA) and Clinical Expert Assessment (CEA) in assessing clinical skills. Methods Data were collected during two clinical skills competitions held in November 2024 and April 2025. Students’ skills were assessed on history-taking, endotracheal intubation, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by CEA and AIA at the same time. Statistical analyses included intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), P