By reducing administrative burden, AI use in the clinic has helped many family medicine physicians get back to the joy of practice, but there is much more to come. STFM President Steven Lin, MD, explores how artificial intelligence transforms clinical practice daily, as well as how the specialty can and should guide its development. Dr Lin highlights current and forthcoming AI resources from STFM that support family medicine educators and clinicians as they research, test, and implement AI in the clinic to advance patient care. “AI should let us perform the core functions of family medicine. This is an opportunity to thrive.”

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026

Resources:
2026 Annual Spring Conference Sessions on AI
Artificial Intelligence in Education Collaborative
Curricula:

• STFM’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiM-PC)
• Generative AI Bootcamp for Family Medicine Clinician Educators, Scholars , and Learners - STFM Annual Spring Conference Preconference Session
• Family Medicine Artificial Intelligence Centers of Excellence

Webinars:

• Rethinking Bias in AI - Why Algorithmic Bias is Only the Tip of the Iceberg with Steven Lin, MD, and Tricia Elliott, MD - STFM Inclusivity and Health Equity Webinar Series 
• Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic with Winston Liaw, MD, MPH; Vaso Nataly Rahimzadeh, PhD; Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, PhD; Samira A.Rahimi, B.Eng, PhD 

Podcasts:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care - A Panel Discussion -  STFM Podcast 

Plenary Conference Presentations 

• Building Equity into Health Care AI: From Promise to Practice - 2025 Annual Spring Conference Blanchard Lecture
• Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine Education: Utopia and Simultaneous Dystopia - 2025 Conference on Medical Student Education Opening Session
• Generative AI Research and Education: From Theory to Practice - 2024 Annual Spring Conference Closing Session

Articles:

• Establishing a National Framework for Family Medicine AI Centers of Excellence - Fam Med.
• Can We Trust AI? - Fam Med.
• ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine - Fam Med.
• A Family Medicine Shared Vision and Road Map for AI in Primary Care - Ann Fam Med<