Recently, Shandong University achieved another remarkable accomplishment in the field of medical education research. The latest research paper titled “Reconfiguring tutor–peer roles to foster critical thinking in medical PBL assisted by tutor-managed ChatGPT” was published online in the top international journal Medical Education (IF: 5.2, CAS Category 1 TOP Journal) through the collaboration of Associate Professor Wang Rong, Professor Liu Chuanyong, and Professor Yi Fan. Associate Professor Wang Rong, Professor Liu Chuanyong, and Professor Yi Fan serve as the co-corresponding authors of this paper, and the School of Basic Medical Sciences of Shandong University is designated as the first author unit and the sole corresponding author unit.