ARISE Awarded $200,000 Macy Foundation Grant to Advance AI in Medical Education

The ARISE research network is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation as part of their initiative, AI in Medical Education: A Grants Program to Advance Innovation in Medical Education. This grant will fund our groundbreaking project, “Teaching Future Doctors to Team with AI: A Social Science Approach to Developing and Evaluating Training Methods for Clinical-AI Collaboration Across the ARISE Network.”

Led by Principal Investigators Dr. Jonathan H. Chen (Stanford University) and Dr. Adam Rodman (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School), this project responds to the rapidly evolving integration of large language models (LLMs) into medical practice and education. While these powerful AI systems have become commonplace in clinical environments and medical classrooms, their optimal use requires focused training and evaluation strategies to ensure safe, effective, and ethical implementation.

Over two years, our team will utilize rigorous social science methodologies to investigate how doctors currently interact with AI in clinical settings. Leveraging these insights, we will conduct national randomized trials to evaluate the effectiveness of various educational interventions aimed at enhancing doctor-AI collaboration. Key areas of focus include diagnosis, patient communication, and treatment coordination.

The curricula and assessment tools developed through this grant will be openly accessible, enabling medical educators worldwide to equip future healthcare professionals with the skills necessary to confidently and safely partner with AI.

We extend our gratitude to the Macy Foundation for recognizing and supporting our vision. We look forward to contributing significant advancements in medical education and AI integration through this collaboration.

Full annoucement: https://macyfoundation.org/our-grantees/ai-in-med-ed