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This research aimed at integrating an AI chatbot (Poe-AI) into English medical vocabulary learning classes for nursing students and their interests in learning it. A quasi-experimental pre/post-test design was adopted, involving two groups: one was control (N=30) and the other was experimental (N=30), recruited voluntarily from year 2nd nursing students at Technological Nursing Institute (TNI), Beni-Suef governorate, Egypt. Instruments included a needs analysis questionnaire, an English medical vocabulary test, and an interest in learning scale. The intervention spanned 12 sessions over six weeks and was conducted during the 1st term of the 2024/2025 academic year. Findings indicated positive effects of the integration of the Poe AI into English medical vocabulary learning for nursing students who had high interests in learning it using Poe AI. AI chatbots should be incorporated into ESP programs as an effective means for enhancing medical vocabulary use. Furthermore, it was recommended to use AI chatbots as valuable assessment tools in ESP contexts. (Published abstract)