On/Offcall: Introducing Our Guest Speakers for the AI Webinar Residency Grand Finale
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The FINAL session of our AI Residency Webinar Series is almost here: Getting the Most Out of AI as a Clinician (+ Live Case Studies!). Hosted by AI educator and direct primary care pediatrician Dr. Michael Hobbs and Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker, this finale focuses on what matters most: How to get the most out of AI in practice. We have TWO incredible guests joining us who are on the frontlines of AI in medicine:
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Kelly, Co-founder and CEO of Heidi! Few people have a better view into how clinicians can build AI tools to transform their workflows in this new era of medicine.
🎙️ Dr. Liam McCoy, Science Communications Lead at ARISE! A neurology resident and leading voice on the effective and ethical integration of AI into clinical practice.
Whether you've attended every session or this is your first, you'll leave with practical ideas you can start using immediately.
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What Good AI Looks Like in Healthcare, With CHAI’s Brian Anderson
This week's How I Doctor is none other than Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI). CHAI is building a "nutrition label" for health AI so every physician can actually know what's inside the tools embedded in their EHRs.And this week, he made some news on the show: CHAI announced a landmark new public health initiative involving OpenAI and Anthropic, who are donating 10 enterprise licenses with up to 2,000 seats available for state, local, and territorial public health agencies. Together with Graham, Brian dives into:
✨ Why the same patient data fed into different AI models produces wildly divergent outputs
✨ Why "human in the loop" can't just be a checkbox and how AI should raise the bar on physician critical thinking
✨ How ambient AI's real win is presence with patients, not efficiency
✨ What "responsible AI" actually means in healthcare
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Why We’re Losing Our Most Compassionate Physicians
New op-ed from Dr. Santoshi Billakota: “Physicians need a strong collective voice to shape the future of healthcare and make sustainable changes, not only for patients but for themselves.”
How AI Is Transforming the Operating Room
Third year medical student Ony Otiocha shares one of the biggest lessons she learned while co-authoring the surgery chapter of The Physician's Guide to AI free e-book. Download your copy here!
A Practical Tip to Turn Any Webpage Into Your Own AI Research Assistant Using Claude
Our latest episode of Open Tabs with Dr. Michael Hobbs: See a small workflow change this can save you hours over the course of a week.
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Physician Spotlight: Meet Dr. Michael Farbowitz
This physician spotlight was published in partnership with GPOphtho, a group purchasing organization with no membership fees. All physicians are welcome along with their staff to benefit from the discounts on the extensive list of services and products offered on the GPOphtho website: GPOphtho.com.
Have a response for Dr. Farbowitz? Reply to this post directly, he’ll personally read every message. Also, let us know who we should feature next by replying directly to this post!
1. Michael, what would you tell a first-year resident that no one told you but should have?
1) "The enemy of good is perfect."
2) In a surgeon-patient relationship, it would be nice if both parties are happy, but if only one is going to be happy, it should be the patient.
Some of my most satisfying encounters have been with patients who may not have had a perfect outcome but who are nonetheless happy and grateful. Conversely, some of my most frustrating patients are those who had a perfect outcome, yet remain unsatisfied, often for reasons completely unrelated to their surgery.
2. What's the biggest workflow hack that’s made your life easier and saved you time? The best change I have incorporated into my personal practice is the use of a dedicated, experienced scribe. I have one of my best techs shadow me and do all of my charting and patient education for me. With the increased use of electronic medical records, I found myself charting and doing paperwork with my back to my patient. Utilizing a scribe, I can return to meaningful face-to-face interactions with my patients, while becoming more efficient. I couldn't imagine seeing patients without a scribe.
3. What’s the hardest part about being a physician that you think should be talked about more openly? Physician burnout is real. There are increasing financial pressures of being in private practice, and the continued devaluation of the excellent surgical care that we provide is very demoralizing. While it is recognized and talked about by experts, I don't hear too many doctors openly discussing their struggles with burnout.
4. What’s a health hack/routine you do that could benefit other doctors or your patients? Morning exercise before office hours adds energy to the day. Meditation also sets the tone for the day. I practice gratitude and being present. Being present helps me focus on the patient in front of me when I have a waiting room full of patients. Yoga and core strength training are important in improving career longevity as a surgeon.
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2 Things to Read This Week
Before Automating in Healthcare, Define What to Automate (Medscape)
From Dr. Travis Bias: “As health systems race to deploy AI, we're skipping a critical question: just because we can automate clinical work doesn't mean we should.”
State of Direct Primary Care (DPC Alliance)
From Dr. Kenneth Qiu, Rebecca Etz, Dr. Alison Huffstetler, Shikha Chandarana, Dr. Rebekah Bernard, and Dr. Emily O'Rourke: “This landmark report is the most comprehensive look at the national direct primary care community ever accomplished.”
Highlights From Our Community
Each week, we celebrate career milestones, launches, & other goings-on in the physician community. Have something to promote? Reply and we’ll feature you.
So true, Scott Cameron
Dr. Scott Cameron shared his reflections on why he’s starting using the term “the portfolio physician,” because the most impressive physician bios no longer fit on one line: Clinician. Writer. Founder. Investor. Advisor. And still seeing patients on Tuesday. Read it here.
Thank you, Mark Craig and Dana Corriel
Mark Craig weighed in on CMS’ proposed lower Medicare physician payment rates for 2027: “The doctors treating patients take the cut. The corporations delaying and denying their claims take the raise.” Read more here. Dr. Dana Corriel also weighed in: “Why don’t they just cut payments by 80%? Or 99? Why stop at 50?” Read more here.
Congratulations, Chitra Akileswaran
Ob/Gyn Dr. Chitra Akileswaran announced that she is leaving her role at Alameda Health System in order to start a direct care Ob/Gyn practice that “will only be accountable to my patients. What happens if physicians own their own practices once again? Can we restore relationships back into healthcare?” Learn more and support her here.
Listen to the podcast, Rana Kabeer
Dr. Rana Kabeer sat down with Dr. Matt Strehlow on the Stanford University Department of Emergency Medicine podcast to chat about how physicians, should think and develop skills in a world filled with the new possibilities and perils AI offers. Listen here.
Thanks for sharing, Michael Yoo
Dr. Michael Yoo shared the story of a surgeon who only got paid $2.70 for a surgery. “Not a copay. Not a processing fee. His entire reimbursement. For a surgery. The McDouble at McDonald's is $2.89.” Read more here.
Congratulations, Byron Crowe
Dr. Byron Crowe announced that he is joining the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine! Congratulate him here.
More career news, Antonio Hernandez Conte
Dr. Antonio Hernandez Conte announced that he is returning to Florida where he will by with Envision as the Chief of Anesthesiology Broward Health Medical Center. Congratulate him here.
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