Artificial Intelligence and Medical Education: What is happening and where are we going?
Adam Rodman, MD, MPH
General Internist & Medical Educator, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
Sian Tsuei, MHSc, MD, PhD, CCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Hybrid: IRC Room 414 & Zoom*
Zoom Details: For connection details, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca.
Abstract
Over the last several decades, the significant improvement in computer software and hardware capacity have unlocked the recent release of several impressive artificial intelligence (AI) models. These models have reached—even exceeded—several important, human-level benchmarks for cognitive tasks. Recent evidence suggests that they can capably answer graduate level questions and pass medical licensing exams. Chatbots have also shown their striking capacity to hold a conversation, and in some cases, their responses may be perceived as more empathetic than human physicians’. This session will discuss the implications of AI for medical education. We will describe the intuition driving AI software, highlight recent studies in AI’s clinical reasoning capacity, and share our thoughts about potential medical education directions.
Biography
Dr. Adam Rodman is a general internist and medical educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, where he leads the task force for integration of AI into the medical school curriculum. He is also an associate editor at NEJM AI. His research focuses on medical education, clinical reasoning, integration of digital technologies, and human-computer interaction, especially with AI. His first book is entitled “Short Cuts: Medicine,” and he is the host of the American College of Physicians podcast Bedside Rounds. Adam completed his residency in internal medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR, and his fellowship in global health at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center while practicing in Molepolole, Botswana. He lives in Boston with his wife and two young sons.
Dr. Sian Tsuei is Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC’s Department of Family Practice, Adjunct Professor at SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Affiliate of CHES, and Visiting Scientist at Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health. He holds a PhD from Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health. His research focuses on understanding how health systems change, and he has particular interest in how technologies such as artificial intelligence and telemedicine affects patients’ and physicians’ behaviours, as well as patient-physician dynamics. He is an advisor on the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s AI Advisory Group. He has spoken on this subject at Harvard University, UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, and UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.