AIヘルスケア業界専門家の見解：AIが医師の役割と医学教育に与える影響

Rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is transforming the physician role, necessitating curricular reform. However, perspectives of AI healthcare industry experts are rarely considered. This study explored their views on the evolving physician role and AI-related adaptations to undergraduate medical education.

Participants were recruited via purposive and snowball sampling for a cross-sectional qualitative study using an online survey and live interviews. Participants compared AI and physician skills and shared perspectives on proposed AI-related learning objectives. Data was collected from August - September 2024 and underwent inductive thematic analysis until reaching sufficiency.

Thirteen AI healthcare industry experts participated. Three themes reflected shifting perceptions of the physician role and one focused on adaptations to medical education. Experts anticipated AI tools will augment rather than replace physicians and physician roles will shift away from administrative tasks toward human-centered aspects of care. Participants highlighted that medical students must be able to understand, appraise, and interpret AI tools while retaining sufficient skills to operate in the absence of AI.

Three insights emerged: AI technologies will augment rather than replace physicians; educators should adapt curricula to prioritize humanistic competencies over administrative tasks; and integration of AI healthcare industry expert perspectives is valuable for comprehensive curriculum development.