The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals. Their guiding principle is that health professional education has at its core a strong social mission: to serve the public’s needs and improve the health of the public.
AI in Medical Education: A Grants Program to Advance Innovation in Medical Education will provide support for three demonstration projects, each supported at up to $100K/year for two years, inclusive of indirect costs capped at 10%. Proposals selected for support through this initiative will describe, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies to integrate AI into medical education and prepare current and future physicians on the ethical utilization of AI to improve patient care.
Examples of demonstration projects supported via this initiative could include but are in no way limited to:
Curriculum to build data literacy and critical thinking about AI algorithms and their outputs, including the recognition of and mitigation of AI biases in patient care
Developing an oversight structure to ensure inclusion, equity, and ethical use of AI in medical education
Efforts to better understand the competencies associated with being an effective clinician with AI serving as a “co-pilot”
Role of AI in competency-based assessment and learning outcomes
Utilization of AI in selection into medical school and GME training programs
Utilization of AI for coaching and feedback of learners
Development of AI systems to improve patient communication and shared decision-making skills.
Initiatives to support faculty development in their role teaching learners to use AI in clinical care