New AI webinar series for medical educators launches

August 28, 2025

As College of Human Medicine leaders were looking to help faculty members better understand artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for medical education, associate professor Stacey Pylman, PhD, was tapped to help develop training opportunities.

“Although I lead a lot of faculty development, I didn’t feel like an AI expert…I was just learning how to use it like many other educators,” said Pylman, director of Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the Office of Medical Education Research and Development (OMERAD).

She recognized the need for a skill-building series for medical educators, and decided to team up with John Lowry, PhD, a colleague from Central Michigan University with some experience on the subject.

“We believed faculty who don’t know how to effectively use, and critique AI would be left behind in their work,” she said.

The duo realized that fellow faculty developers would also benefit from an AI development series for their faculty, and they reached out to the American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Faculty Development Special Interest Group for help.

“I had attended a lot of AI webinars, and there was often a lot of talking about principles and what others had done with AI,” said Pylman. “I suggested that we create a series where skill-building was the main goal, so that faculty members could come with a variety of experiences with AI and build their skills to be more comfortable.”

The team designed a 10-session progressive series around many of the competencies revolving around AI to be hosted by AAMC.

Led by experienced educators and thought leaders in medical education, each free session offers insights on how to incorporate AI into teaching methods, assessment, and professional development. The series started in May 2025 and will continue monthly until February 2026.

“Working with AAMC has really increased our reach. We have had about 1000-1600 registrants with 400-500 attending live monthly,” Pylman said.

Pylman recommends the series to college faculty and any other medical professionals looking to get started or looking to deepen their AI expertise.

“We have heard individuals and medical education faculty developers across the nation say are so thankful for the series,” she said. “One faculty member told us they went from a being big AI skeptic to finding it useful after participating in our series sessions.”

With positive feedback from participants and AAMC leadership, Pylman is excited to keep the keep the momentum going by inspiring fellow medical educators and encouraging students to engage with the material as well.

“AI is here to stay – educators and students are learning about this together. When you build a community of practice and come together and say, ‘let’s share what we’ve learned,’ that’s where things can flourish at an institutional level.”

Watch previous recordings and sign up for future AI Skill Building for Medical Educators sessions.

Listen to Stacey Pylman, PhD, on the Faculty Factory Podcast

By Claudia Price

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