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47

Teaching Doctors in the Age of AI: Trust, Risk, and the Future of Clinical Thinking

In this episode, we explore how AI is reshaping physician training — and what medical educators must do now to keep pace. Dr. May Lin (Touro University), Dr. Saroj Misra (A.T. Still University), Dr. Renu Agnihotri (A.T. Still University), and Dr. Shivam Vedak (Stanford University) share what's working and what isn't when it comes to preparing residents and medical students to use AI responsibly. From faculty development and inconsistent guidance across clinical sites, to automation bias and the pressure to see more patients faster, the panel examines the hard tradeoffs facing medical education today — and why building critical thinking alongside AI fluency is the only path forward.

EPISODE GUESTS

May Lin

One Medical

Family Doctor and Executive Leader

Dr. May Lin is a primary care physician, medical educator, and digital health strategist specializing in the integration of human-centered technology and artificial intelligence within medical education. She currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Technology and Program Development at Touro University California, where she drives strategic partnerships and faculty development across residency programs. Concurrently, Dr. Lin is the Director of Academic Development and an Academic Advisor for One Medical, overseeing the National Medical Learners Program to bridge academia and technology-forward industry settings. She also serves as a national Advisor and Strategist for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), leading initiatives like AACOM's National AI Hub to shape AI literacy, policy, and governance in clinical training. Her extensive leadership background includes a prior seven-year tenure as Medical Director and clinical leadership program lead at One Medical, as well as completing AACOM fellowships in both health policy and senior leadership development.

Renu Agnihotri

A.T. Still University

Medical Education and Academic Administration

Dr. Renu Agnihotri, MD, is an academic executive, medical educator, and researcher who serves as the President and Chief Academic Officer of the American University of Integrative Sciences (AUIS) School of Medicine. In this leadership capacity—linked to her oversight of International Educational Management Resources (iEMR)—she directs the university's academic strategy, curriculum development, and institutional governance, emphasizing an integrative approach to medical education that prepares international students for residency placements across the United States and Canada. Alongside her executive tenure at AUIS, Dr. Agnihotri serves as an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). With a comprehensive background as a professor of molecular medicine and biochemistry, her work focuses on medical pedagogy, international medical school administration, and advancing modern course design frameworks within the health professions.

Saroj Misra

A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs

Dr. Saroj Misra, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP dist., is a highly experienced board-certified osteopathic family medicine physician and prominent medical educator based in Warren, Michigan. With over 25 years in practice, he serves as the Chief of the Department of Family Medicine and core faculty for the family medicine residency program at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital (now part of Henry Ford Health). In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Misra holds significant academic leadership positions, most notably serving as the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs for the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) at A.T. Still University, where he oversees clinical education across multiple regional sites. He also holds a faculty appointment as an associate professor of family and community medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. A passionate advocate for innovative medical education, he serves on the Board of Governors for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) and has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including being named the 2018 ACOFP Family Physician of the Year and being inducted into the AOA Osteopathic Mentor Hall of Fame twice.

Shivam Vedak

Stanford University School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Shivam Vedak, MD, MBA, is a clinical informaticist, hospital medicine physician, and digital health leader who serves as the Medical Director for AI and Digital Health at Stanford Health Care and the Associate Director for AI in Medical Education at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In these joint administrative roles, he directs the operational integration, safe monitoring, and deployment of generative artificial intelligence across clinical workflows, alongside spearheading institutional education on large language models and evidence-based prompting. Clinically, Dr. Vedak practices as a surgical co-management hospitalist at Stanford Health Care. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago—where he was honored as the American College of Physicians Outstanding Resident of the Year—and subsequently graduated from Stanford's clinical informatics fellowship program. Board-certified in both internal medicine and clinical informatics, Dr. Vedak holds a dual MD/MBA from UIC and a Bachelor of Science in Biology-Neuroscience from Penn State University.
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