How health care AI could help train tomorrow's physicians

As the medical community's understanding of the application of augmented intelligence (AI) in health care grows, there remains the question of how AI--often called artificial intelligence--should be incorporated into physician training. The term augmented intelligence is preferred because it recognizes the enhancement, rather than replacement, of human capabilities. A webinar produced by the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium featured a presentation by Cornelius A. James, MD, assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School. He is also the principal investigator of "Data Augmented, Technology Assisted Medical Decision Making and Diagnosis (DATA-MD): A Novel Curriculum." James outlined the initial steps medical educators should be taking to work AI into their curricula. "Each organization or system will have their own unique barriers, but there are some barriers that are a bit more generalizable," Dr. James said.