---
license: mit
language:
- en
pipeline_tag: text-generation
datasets:
- FreedomIntelligence/medical-o1-reasoning-SFT
base_model:
- unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B
---
# DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B - Fine-Tuned for Medical Chain-of-Thought Reasoning

## Model Overview
The **DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B** model has been fine-tuned for medical chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning. This fine-tuning process enhances the model's ability to generate structured, concise, and accurate medical reasoning outputs. The model was trained using a 500-sample subset of the **medical-o1-reasoning-SFT** dataset, with optimizations including **4-bit quantization** and **LoRA adapters** to improve efficiency and reduce memory usage.

### Key Features
- **Base Model:** [unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B](https://huggingface.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B)
- **Fine-Tuning Objective:** Adaptation for structured, step-by-step medical reasoning tasks.
- **Training Dataset:** 500 samples from **medical-o1-reasoning-SFT** dataset.
- **Tools Used:**
  - **Unsloth:** Accelerates training by 2x.
  - **4-bit Quantization:** Reduces model memory usage.
  - **LoRA Adapters:** Enables parameter-efficient fine-tuning.
- **Training Time:** 44 minutes.

### Performance Improvements
- **Response Length:** Reduced from an average of 450 words to 150 words, improving conciseness.
- **Reasoning Style:** Shifted from verbose explanations to more focused, structured reasoning.
- **Answer Format:** Transitioned from bulleted lists to paragraph-style answers for clarity.

## Intended Use
This model is designed for use by:
- **Medical professionals** requiring structured diagnostic reasoning.
- **Researchers** seeking assistance in medical knowledge extraction.
- **Developers** integrating the model for medical CoT tasks in clinical settings, treatment planning, and education.

Typical use cases include:
- Clinical diagnostics
- Treatment planning
- Medical education and training
- Research assistance

## Training Details

### Key Components:
- **Model:** [unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B](https://huggingface.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B)
- **Dataset:** **medical-o1-reasoning-SFT** (500 samples)
- **Training Tools:**
  - **Unsloth:** Optimized training for faster results (2x speedup).
  - **4-bit Quantization:** Optimized memory usage for efficient training.
  - **LoRA Adapters:** Enables lightweight fine-tuning with reduced computational costs.

### Fine-Tuning Process:
1. **Install Required Packages:**
   Installed necessary libraries, including **unsloth** and **kaggle**.
   
2. **Authentication:**
   Authenticated with **Hugging Face Hub** and **Weights & Biases** for tracking experiments and versioning.
   
3. **Model Initialization:**
   Initialized the base model with **4-bit quantization** and a sequence length of up to 2048 tokens.
   
4. **Pre-Fine-Tuning Inference:**
   Conducted an initial inference to establish the model’s baseline performance on a medical question.
   
5. **Dataset Preparation:**
   Structured and formatted the training data using a custom template tailored to medical CoT reasoning tasks.
   
6. **Application of LoRA Adapters:**
   Incorporated **LoRA adapters** for efficient parameter tuning during fine-tuning.
   
7. **Supervised Fine-Tuning:**
   Utilized **SFTTrainer** to fine-tune the model with optimized hyperparameters for 44 minutes.
   
8. **Post-Fine-Tuning Inference:**
   Evaluated the model’s improved performance by testing it on the same medical question after fine-tuning.
   
9. **Saving and Loading:**
   Stored the fine-tuned model, including **LoRA adapters**, for easy future use and deployment.
    
10. **Model Deployment:**
    Pushed the fine-tuned model to **Hugging Face Hub** in **GGUF format** with 4-bit quantization enabled for efficient use.

## Notebook

Access the implementation notebook for this model[here](https://github.com/SURESHBEEKHANI/Advanced-LLM-Fine-Tuning/blob/main/Deep-seek-R1-Medical-reasoning-SFT.ipynb). This notebook provides detailed steps for fine-tuning and deploying the model.