Adam Rodman
@adamrodmanmd.bsky.social
Physician, educator, historian, author, podcaster, researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, host of histmed podcast Bedside Rounds, associate editor at NEJM AI, studies 🤖+🧠. 🖖🚲
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Adam Rodman
@adamrodmanmd.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Can AI Make Medicine More Human?
The history of tools used to support clinical decision-making offers clues to the future of medicine in the age of generative AI
magazine.hms.harvard.edu
If you somehow found me on Bluesky and you're wondering why I haven't released a new episode of Bedside Rounds in over a year, I wrote an article about it in Harvard Magazine!
link: magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/can...
link: magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/can...
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OpenEvidence has revenue of $50 million.
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
October 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
OpenEvidence has revenue of $50 million.
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
Kind words from @medcrisis.bsky.social (and definitely not a techbro -- still use my wood carved stethoscope!). Thread expounds more on my quote in the article: "if we don't figure this out, we're screwed."
Interesting read. Nice to see my friend @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social – someone I really trust to be sensible with AI, def not a techbro cheerleader (perhaps the exact opposite!) Nevertheless I find passages like this very bleak. I have caught my students using AI too (but NOT on advice from medschool)
October 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Kind words from @medcrisis.bsky.social (and definitely not a techbro -- still use my wood carved stethoscope!). Thread expounds more on my quote in the article: "if we don't figure this out, we're screwed."
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In the latest episode of the NEJM AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Jonathan Chen discusses his path from teenage programmer to Stanford physician-informatician and why machine learning has both thrilled and unnerved him. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep35
#AI #MedSky
#AI #MedSky
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In the latest episode of the NEJM AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Jonathan Chen discusses his path from teenage programmer to Stanford physician-informatician and why machine learning has both thrilled and unnerved him. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep35
#AI #MedSky
#AI #MedSky
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Another one from the Bleibach Totentanz - or Dance of Death. This scene shows death coming for the physician - and you can tell it’s a physician because of the urine flask, which used to be their primary diagnostic tool. It was believed that the colour of the urine would indicate the disease
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Another one from the Bleibach Totentanz - or Dance of Death. This scene shows death coming for the physician - and you can tell it’s a physician because of the urine flask, which used to be their primary diagnostic tool. It was believed that the colour of the urine would indicate the disease
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Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
May 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
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2 important papers @nature.com today indicate the potential for A.I. to improve diagnostic accuracy and overall clinical performance for patient management and interactions
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
April 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
2 important papers @nature.com today indicate the potential for A.I. to improve diagnostic accuracy and overall clinical performance for patient management and interactions
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
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Editorial by @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social and colleagues: When It Comes to Benchmarks, Humans Are the Only Way nejm.ai/4hMrAM9
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
April 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Editorial by @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social and colleagues: When It Comes to Benchmarks, Humans Are the Only Way nejm.ai/4hMrAM9
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
IMO this is the best argument for robust benchmarks. We have no way of studying new models other than as if they were natural phenomena. Clinical trials are incredibly important -- but with this rate of change so is benchmarking for the foreseeable future.
The more my lab dissects large language models, the more I realize we have no unifying theory on how these models will behave. We study them like zoologists - poking and prodding and observing. When they get “updated”, there’s no way to predict changes in behavior other than using benchmarks.
April 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
IMO this is the best argument for robust benchmarks. We have no way of studying new models other than as if they were natural phenomena. Clinical trials are incredibly important -- but with this rate of change so is benchmarking for the foreseeable future.
If you're a member of the American College of Physicians and want to learn more about LLMs and their implications for medicine, we put together a webinar!
link: www.acponline.org/clinical-inf...
link: www.acponline.org/clinical-inf...
March 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
If you're a member of the American College of Physicians and want to learn more about LLMs and their implications for medicine, we put together a webinar!
link: www.acponline.org/clinical-inf...
link: www.acponline.org/clinical-inf...
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Can a #MedEd #Podcast improve your OSCE score? Yes—and now it’s published!
This RCT by V.Dupont et al. shows that listening to #NephrOdio leads to:
🎧 +3.5 OSCE score boost
💪 Better self-perception of clinical skills (42% vs 16%)
✅ 96% would use the podcast again
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
This RCT by V.Dupont et al. shows that listening to #NephrOdio leads to:
🎧 +3.5 OSCE score boost
💪 Better self-perception of clinical skills (42% vs 16%)
✅ 96% would use the podcast again
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Evaluating podcasts as a tool for OSCE training: a randomized trial using generative AI-powered simulation - BMC Medical Education
Introduction Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are critical for assessing clinical competencies in medical education. While traditional teaching methods remain prevalent, this study i...
doi.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Can a #MedEd #Podcast improve your OSCE score? Yes—and now it’s published!
This RCT by V.Dupont et al. shows that listening to #NephrOdio leads to:
🎧 +3.5 OSCE score boost
💪 Better self-perception of clinical skills (42% vs 16%)
✅ 96% would use the podcast again
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
This RCT by V.Dupont et al. shows that listening to #NephrOdio leads to:
🎧 +3.5 OSCE score boost
💪 Better self-perception of clinical skills (42% vs 16%)
✅ 96% would use the podcast again
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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🚨 New paper 🚨 Excited to share new capabilities for AMIE our conversational medical AI @googIe.blog We advance AMIE beyond diagnosis 🩺 towards treatment 💊 over time w/ guidelines 📃📃📃 - Dive into 🔗 research.google/blog/from-di... with my amazing co-author @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social!
March 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 New paper 🚨 Excited to share new capabilities for AMIE our conversational medical AI @googIe.blog We advance AMIE beyond diagnosis 🩺 towards treatment 💊 over time w/ guidelines 📃📃📃 - Dive into 🔗 research.google/blog/from-di... with my amazing co-author @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social!
Medical education 🌶️🔥take: the threat of cognitive deskilling from genAI technologies is the #1 things medical educators need to be talking about right now.
March 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Medical education 🌶️🔥take: the threat of cognitive deskilling from genAI technologies is the #1 things medical educators need to be talking about right now.
We are excited to share our latest results on AMIE, Google Research and Google DeepMind's conversational medical AI. TL;DR – in a blinded OSCE, AMIE was equivalent or better at diagnosis – but also at making management decisions. This is a big deal!
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March 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We are excited to share our latest results on AMIE, Google Research and Google DeepMind's conversational medical AI. TL;DR – in a blinded OSCE, AMIE was equivalent or better at diagnosis – but also at making management decisions. This is a big deal!
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AI could be used to prescribe medications to patients -- if a new bill makes its way through Congress. 🤖 💊
What do doctors think about the proposed legislation? The technology isn't there yet, @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social told MedPage Today.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
What do doctors think about the proposed legislation? The technology isn't there yet, @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social told MedPage Today.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Bill Would Allow AI to Prescribe Drugs
Physicians respond to proposed legislation, saying the technology isn't there yet
www.medpagetoday.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
AI could be used to prescribe medications to patients -- if a new bill makes its way through Congress. 🤖 💊
What do doctors think about the proposed legislation? The technology isn't there yet, @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social told MedPage Today.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
What do doctors think about the proposed legislation? The technology isn't there yet, @adamrodmanmd.bsky.social told MedPage Today.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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How do you know a tree when you see it?
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February 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How do you know a tree when you see it?
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Quick Saturday AM reminder to contact your congresspeople if you're upset about the sudden cuts in NIH indirects (or, like, anything else).
February 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Quick Saturday AM reminder to contact your congresspeople if you're upset about the sudden cuts in NIH indirects (or, like, anything else).
There is a lot of buzz about our new paper in Nature Medicine on the effects of LLMs (GPT-4) on physician management reasoning! I had TONS of fun working on this -- but what it MEANS requires some unpacking.
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A new study in @natmedicine.bsky.social finds GPT-4 can enhance physicians’ clinical decision-making, improving open-ended management reasoning. While promising, experts stress the need for human oversight to mitigate risks like AI bias and over-reliance.
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
There is a lot of buzz about our new paper in Nature Medicine on the effects of LLMs (GPT-4) on physician management reasoning! I had TONS of fun working on this -- but what it MEANS requires some unpacking.
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bsky.app/profile/ucsf...
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bsky.app/profile/ucsf...
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A new study in @natmedicine.bsky.social finds GPT-4 can enhance physicians’ clinical decision-making, improving open-ended management reasoning. While promising, experts stress the need for human oversight to mitigate risks like AI bias and over-reliance.
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A new study in @natmedicine.bsky.social finds GPT-4 can enhance physicians’ clinical decision-making, improving open-ended management reasoning. While promising, experts stress the need for human oversight to mitigate risks like AI bias and over-reliance.
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Any studies on the relative sizes of lower extremities in heart failure exacerbation? @sargsyanz.bsky.social
(And if no, anyone want to do one?)
Best research ideas come from things that annoy you after all!
(And if no, anyone want to do one?)
Best research ideas come from things that annoy you after all!
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Any studies on the relative sizes of lower extremities in heart failure exacerbation? @sargsyanz.bsky.social
(And if no, anyone want to do one?)
Best research ideas come from things that annoy you after all!
(And if no, anyone want to do one?)
Best research ideas come from things that annoy you after all!
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Cover reveal thanks to the clever people @yalebooks.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Cover reveal thanks to the clever people @yalebooks.bsky.social
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I don't have anything snide or snarky to say here. I just think it's worth reading this article.
Gift link.
Gift link.
She Is in Love With ChatGPT (Gift Article)
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I don't have anything snide or snarky to say here. I just think it's worth reading this article.
Gift link.
Gift link.
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Some clinical documentation is busywork and some is the byproduct of thinking critically about the patient. There are an awful lot of people trying to use AI to do away with the latter.
January 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Some clinical documentation is busywork and some is the byproduct of thinking critically about the patient. There are an awful lot of people trying to use AI to do away with the latter.
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I think often about this experiment at Harvard showing active learning upped test scores by 33%... but students thought they were learning more from non-active lectures
The problem: being challenged is the key to learning BUT we hate challenges, they are hard & make you realize how little you know.
The problem: being challenged is the key to learning BUT we hate challenges, they are hard & make you realize how little you know.
January 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I think often about this experiment at Harvard showing active learning upped test scores by 33%... but students thought they were learning more from non-active lectures
The problem: being challenged is the key to learning BUT we hate challenges, they are hard & make you realize how little you know.
The problem: being challenged is the key to learning BUT we hate challenges, they are hard & make you realize how little you know.
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Reposted by Adam Rodman
January 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM