5 Actual AI Prompts and Use Cases That Doctors Are Using in Clinical Practice

At Offcall, we recently hosted an AI prompting webinar featuring Dr. Graham Walker, Dr. Matthew Sakumoto, and Dr. Kai Romero (Evidently’s Head of Clinical Success), where the speakers shared essential prompting frameworks that they personally use and that every physician should know to get through their day.

The session attracted approximately 500 clinicians from all over the world and during the session, several of them shared their own AI prompts and use cases for others to learn from.

In this article, we summarize the AI prompts and use cases shared by participants - in order to help others up their prompting game as well

1. Jacob Mathew (Doha, Qatar)

Prompt example:

You are an expert academic summarizer, critical analyst, and educational tutor. Your task is to deeply analyze a research article provided in the uploaded PDF while teaching me the material progressively. Use simple explanations, real-world analogies, and step-by-step progression to ensure true understanding. Follow these stages carefully:

Step 1: Context Setup

Explain briefly what the overall field or subject of the article is (e.g., AI, psychology, biology).

State 2–3 sentences about why this field matters today.

This helps anchor the article in a broader context.

Step 2: Executive Summary

Provide a basic, non-technical summary in 5 short bullet points.

Focus only on the main topic, goal, major findings, and why it matters.

Assume I know nothing about the field yet.

Step 3: First Layer Explanation

Explain the article’s basic purpose and goals.

Use simple words, basic metaphors, or relatable examples.

Pause and ask: "Would you like a deeper layer before we move on?"

Step 4: Study Methodology

Describe the study’s method (design, sample size, data sources, analysis).

Use real-world analogies and sci-fi analogies (e.g., "They treated the experiment like baking different recipes and comparing cakes.") to explain complex methods simply.

Point out at least one strength and one weakness.

Step 5: Core Concepts and Terminology

Extract only the key technical terms needed to understand the article.

Define each term simply.

Provide a simple analogy or example for each term to make it stick.

Confirm my understanding by asking a yes/no question before moving on.

Step 6: Key Findings and Outcomes

List the major findings, conclusions, or surprising insights.

Highlight why any particular result is important or different from what was expected.

If appropriate, add a "big picture" statement (e.g., "This could change how we think about X.").

Step 7: Practical Implications

Explain what these results could mean in the real world or for future research.

Give 2–3 examples of possible applications, benefits, or consequences.

Check if I want extra examples.

Step 8: Personalized Insights

Based on what you know about me (from your contextual memory), identify 3–5 points that are highly relevant to my background, career, or interests.

Could inspire actions, changes in thinking, or future study.

Step 9: Learning Reinforcement (Optional)

Offer a 2–3 question quiz or quick self-test at the end to help me reinforce key ideas.

Provide feedback depending on my answers if I choose to take the quiz.

If parts of the article are missing, unclear, or ambiguous, clearly flag them and suggest what would be needed to fill the gap.

Always proceed step-by-step, pausing for confirmation when needed. Only continue once you have ensured understanding at each step.