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Sat, January 17, 2026

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has received a $1.1 million grant from the American Medical Association to enhance physician training through the use of artificial intelligence. (The University of Cincinnati)

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• University of Cincinnati
• Medical training
• Artificial intelligence
• Precision education
• American Medical Association
• Clinical reasoning
• Physician training
• Educational technology

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has received a $1.1 million grant from the American Medical Association to enhance physician training through the use of artificial intelligence.

The four-year grant is part of the AMA’s Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education initiative and will support the College of Medicine’s project, “Ambient AI for precision feedback: Augmenting clinical reasoning and communication using real-time feedback.”

The college was one of 11 recipients selected from nearly 200 applicants. The project focuses on precision education, an approach that uses data and technology to tailor training to individual learners, helping medical students, residents and physicians develop skills critical to patient care.

Laurah Turner, the grant’s principal investigator and associate dean of artificial intelligence and educational informatics, said the model could fundamentally change how physicians are trained.

“Just as data analytics transformed professional sports, precision education is poised to transform how we train physicians,” Turner said. “We’re moving to a model where every patient encounter becomes a learning opportunity.”

The project will use the college’s 2-Sigma AI platform to deliver personalized feedback on clinical reasoning and communication. Developers plan to use AI algorithms to provide feedback through smartphone applications and AI-enabled glasses that project information into the user’s field of view. About 600 trainees will test the system at two sites before it is expanded to real patient encounters.

Gregory Postel, dean of the College of Medicine, said the grant marks a major milestone for the university.

“Dr. Laurah Turner’s pioneering work with ambient AI represents the next frontier in medical training,” Postel said.

The College of Medicine will collaborate with Arizona State University’s School of Medicine and Medical Engineering and HonorHealth in Phoenix. The project aligns with the AMA’s broader effort to personalize medical education and introduce new learning models.

AMA CEO Dr. John Whyte said advances in technology and artificial intelligence offer opportunities to better prepare physicians for clinical practice.

“As new tools emerge, we have an opportunity to build learning environments that are more engaging, more adaptable and better aligned with the realities of practicing medicine,” Whyte said.