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# [From code to clinic: A beginner's journey with open-source medical Large Language Models (LLM)s.](https://boadiwaa.hashnode.dev/from-code-to-clinic-a-beginners-journey-with-open-source-medical-large-language-models-llms?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A case study with Meditron.

Mar 2, 2024 · 11 min read · boadiwaa.hashnode.dev  
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[Johanan Oppong Amoateng](https://hashnode.com/@johanan2001)

[Mar 12, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-code-to-clinic-a-beginners-journey-with-open-source-medical-large-language-models-llms/65e3268001b71c1021303157/comment/65f0cdbe09b5c343aa833448)

is meditron available for transfer learning

[Paulina Boadiwaa Mensah](https://hashnode.com/@Boadiwaa)

[Mar 14, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-code-to-clinic-a-beginners-journey-with-open-source-medical-large-language-models-llms/65e3268001b71c1021303157/comment/65f0cdbe09b5c343aa833448#reply-65f24f0dd5411271549bcc79)

Yes. It is a "raw model" that can be employed in any circumstance that LLMs are. It is built from Llama so if Llama is available for transfer learning, Meditron is.