Training Data: Custom high-quality biomedical dataset
Number of Entries in Dataset: 500,000+
Dataset Composition: The dataset comprises both synthetic and manually curated samples, ensuring a diverse and comprehensive coverage of biomedical knowledge.
Model description
Bio-Medical-Llama-3-8B model is a specialized large language model designed for biomedical applications. It is finetuned from the meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct model using a custom dataset containing over 500,000 diverse entries. These entries include a mix of synthetic and manually curated data, ensuring high quality and broad coverage of biomedical topics.
The model is trained to understand and generate text related to various biomedical fields, making it a valuable tool for researchers, clinicians, and other professionals in the biomedical domain.
Evaluation Metrics
Bio-Medical-Llama-3-8B model outperforms many of the leading LLMs and find below its metrics evaluated using the Eleuther AI Language Model Evaluation Harness framework against the tasks medmcqa, medqa_4options, mmlu_anatomy, mmlu_clinical_knowledge, mmlu_college_biology, mmlu_college_medicine, mmlu_medical_genetics, mmlu_professional_medicine and pubmedqa.
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Intended uses & limitations
Bio-Medical-Llama-3-8B model is intended for a wide range of applications within the biomedical field, including:
Research Support: Assisting researchers in literature review and data extraction from biomedical texts.
Clinical Decision Support: Providing information to support clinical decision-making processes.
Educational Tool: Serving as a resource for medical students and professionals seeking to expand their knowledge base.
Limitations and Ethical Considerations
While Bio-Medical-Llama-3-8B model performs well in various biomedical NLP tasks, users should be aware of the following limitations:
Biases: The model may inherit biases present in the training data. Efforts have been made to curate a balanced dataset, but some biases may persist.
Accuracy: The model's responses are based on patterns in the data it has seen and may not always be accurate or up-to-date. Users should verify critical information from reliable sources.
Ethical Use: The model should be used responsibly, particularly in clinical settings where the stakes are high. It should complement, not replace, professional judgment and expertise.
messages = [
{"role": "system", "content": "You are an expert trained on healthcare and biomedical domain!"},
{"role": "user", "content": "I'm a 35-year-old male and for the past few months, I've been experiencing fatigue, increased sensitivity to cold, and dry, itchy skin. What is the diagnosis here?"},
]
