README.md

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- 100K<n<1M
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- en
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- asr-dataset
- speech-to-text
- audio-transcription
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- speech-recognition
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  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
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The dataset is released under the [CC BY-SA 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/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.
- **ShareAlike** — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

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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-SA 4.0}
}
```

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### Contact
For any questions or issues regarding the dataset, please contact us at: [[email protected]].