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This week’s Faculty Factory Podcast is about building the skillset needed to keep pace with the many ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can augment your productivity as an academic medicine professional.
Leading this discussion for us are Stacey Pylman, PhD, and John Lowry, PhD.
Drs. Pylman and Lowry have been featured in an ongoing series through the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) on AI education. You can learn more about that series here.
“We recognize people are very leery of AI, and that’s okay. We say, yep, it’s okay… you don’t have to be fully onboard with AI, but it is integrated into healthcare and medical education already. So we don’t want you to be left behind in your careers,” said Dr. Pylman.
Dr. Lowry currently serves as an Associate Professor of Education and Director of Faculty Development at Central Michigan University (CMU) College of Medicine. Dr. Pylman is an Associate Professor and Director of Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
AI is everywhere these days, but with such lofty expectations comes confusion. While we’re not covering the ethics of AI within the scope of this episode—which is undoubtedly a crucial subject to revisit on a future podcast—we discuss the crossroads of faculty development and AI implementation.
The focus of Drs. Pylman and Lowry’s education is on how to roll up your sleeves, save time, and immediately begin using the tools to increase productivity.
“Probably the best way I’ve ever heard described AI is as augmented intelligence. It really allows each person to amplify their own creativity and efforts. That’s the sweet spot for using AI in our field,” said Dr. Lowry.