The emerging role of AI in medical education

Our guest: Dr. P. V. Vijayaraghavan

Dr. P. V. Vijayaraghavan is the Vice Chancellor of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai. He has over 30 years of experience as a practicing Orthopedic surgeon, in teaching as well as non-teaching hospitals. He has a special interest in joint replacement surgeries.

In this episode, Dr. Vijayaraghavan passionately articulates the changing landscape of medical education. He lays out the key role that emerging technologies like AI have in making medical education an engaging, immersive and fulfilling experience for the medical professionals of tomorrow. 

Chapters

• 1:19 Guest introduction
• 2:33 The structure of medical education in India
• 10:46 What are the highlights of the present model of medical education?
• 14:40 How can the education experience be more immersive and engaging?
• 19:03 Coursera and medical education
• 22:32 Opportunities for AI in medical education
• 37:15 How are doctors equipped to convey results that are in engineering or mathematical terms to patients?
• 47:11 Leveraging AI experience as a tool in the toolkit
• 49:32 End credits