Doctor says AI tools make him better at medicine — but worse trainees
IAmSamFin · x · 2026-09-26
A physician writing in the New York Times disagrees with Ezekiel Emanuel's claim that AI will replace doctors, but says AI is already central to his clinical practice: he relies heavily on OpenEvidence for clinical decision support and believes it makes him a better doctor.
His concern: frictionless access to decision support is degrading his learners. Medicine's identity has long been tied to being 'walking reference manuals,' but deep understanding of pathophysiology and reasoning matters more than ever.
The reblogger adds that access to information is never bad — what matters is whether trainees use it to actively learn, or just to get through daily tasks.
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