Dawn Patrol: Teaching with AI

Teaching With AI: Reflections From our Dawn Patrol Series

I had a fascinating early-morning conversation with our UBC clinical preceptors about what happens when AI tools, especially scribes, enter our clinical learning spaces. So many questions came up about how the introduction is shifting the dynamic in patient care. Three key takeaways stood out:

🔹 Voice & Accuracy Matter
Clinicians note that AI-generated notes don’t reflect their own style or reasoning. These tools often “fill gaps” with information never said, which can distort the record and drive unnecessary tests and investigations. They’re also much longer and less focused. How do we prepare medical learners to build tools that amplify their voice and clinical reasoning rather than overwrite it?

🔹 Prepare for a New Patient Dynamic
Patients increasingly arrive with ChatGPT-style interpretations of their labs and expect explanations for why certain tests weren’t ordered or to clarify AI’s output. This shifts the power dynamic in the room. How can we equip clinicians and learners to respond transparently and confidently when patients bring AI into the conversation?

🔹 Patient Consent, Privacy & Ethics
From signage to informed consent, we must clearly communicate when AI is used in documentation, how data are stored, and what biases or commercial pressures may influence these tools and their use. How do we educate and onboard patients around the use of AI in their care?

For me, the central question remains: how do we make AI an ally that supports our clinical thinking and teaching, rather than one that quietly reshapes the clinician’s voice and patient narrative?

Join us for our next session on Coaching Clinical Reasoning in the Age of AI
Friday, November 21, 2025
0700-0800
I’ll be fowarding out the invite and link in the next week!

~ Jacqueline