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---
size_categories:
- 100K<n<1M
license: cc-by-sa-4.0
language:
- en
tags:
- asr-dataset
- speech-to-text
- audio-transcription
- english
- speech-recognition
- synthetic-data
pretty_name: >-
United-MedSyn – a specialized medical speech dataset designed to enhance
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems in the healthcare sector.
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---
# United-MedSyn Dataset
## Description
The **United-MedSyn** dataset is a specialized medical speech dataset designed to evaluate and improve Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems within the healthcare domain. It comprises English medical speech recordings, with a particular focus on medical terminology and clinical conversations. The dataset is well-suited for various ASR tasks, including **speech recognition**, **transcription**, and **classification**, facilitating the development of models tailored for medical contexts.
This dataset supports a broad range of applications, including medical documentation automation, transcription of doctor-patient conversations, and medical knowledge extraction from audio data.
## Key Features
- **Language**: English (`en`)
- **Task Categories**:
- Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
- Audio Transcription
- Speech Classification
- **Dataset Size**: 100K < n < 1M
- **License**: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
## Tags
- `asr-dataset`
- `speech-to-text`
- `audio-transcription`
- `english`
- `speech-recognition`
## Usage
This dataset can be used for a wide range of speech-related tasks, particularly within the healthcare domain:
- Training and evaluating ASR models specific to medical terminology.
- Improving speech-to-text accuracy for medical conversations.
- Medical speech classification tasks.
### Example Use Cases:
1. **ASR Model Training**: Use the dataset to train models that convert spoken medical language into accurate text transcriptions.
2. **Medical Documentation**: Automate the transcription of clinical conversations or medical dictations.
3. **Speech Classification**: Classify various medical terms or conversation types from audio data.
## License
The dataset is released under the [CC BY 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
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## Citation
If you use the **United-MedSyn** dataset in your research, please cite it as follows:
```
@dataset{united_medsyn,
title={United-MedSyn: Medical Speech Dataset for ASR},
author={United We Care},
year={2024},
license={CC BY 4.0}
}
```
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### Contact
For any questions or issues regarding the dataset, please contact us at: [[email protected]].