AI in Every doctor
Most doctors meet AI first as a chat assistant, an evidence-search tool or an ambient note-taker. Evidence-search tools and chatbots are in daily use but still make errors, so every answer needs a source check. Ambient scribes are spreading fast in US health systems and are just starting in India. Journals and the ICMR now set clear rules on disclosure and responsibility.
What AI does in everyday practice
Ask a clinical question and get a short answer with linked papers and guidelines. Open the sources before acting.
Examples: OpenEvidence (US-verified clinicians), Consensus, Elicit
Fix grammar and clarity in your own writing. You must disclose it to the journal and you stay responsible for every word.
Examples: General chat assistants
Find papers, pull study details into a table and check whether later papers support or contradict a finding.
Examples: Elicit, Consensus, scite
The tool turns the doctor-patient conversation into a structured note. Studies in US centres report less documentation time.
Examples: EkaScribe (Eka Care, India), Abridge
Draft leaflets and consent explanations in simple Hindi, Marathi or English, then check them yourself.
Examples: General chat assistants
Generate practice questions and case vignettes. Verify every fact against a textbook.
Examples: General chat assistants
routine = in everyday use in many centres · early adoption = in use at some sites, evidence still building · research = studies only
Key ideas for this specialty
New to the basics? Start with the theory lessons.
Tools
Clinical question answers with citations from medical journals. Free for verified clinicians in the US; a search I ran found no sign that it verifies Indian doctors.
Regulatory status: Not listed
Searches 138 million papers and extracts study details. The free tier has unlimited search and summaries; paid plans start at $49 a month.
Regulatory status: Not listed
Answers research questions from peer-reviewed papers and shows study design.
Regulatory status: Not listed
Smart Citations show whether later papers support or contradict a finding. Offers a free trial.
Regulatory status: Not listed
AI medical scribe from Eka Care built for Indian multilingual consultations, with ABDM-aligned design per press reports.
Regulatory status: Not listed
A listing here is not an endorsement. Ask any vendor for its CDSCO licence and class before clinical use.
Where to learn
No coding needed. Covers clinical data, ML basics and how to judge an AI tool. Certificate is paid.
Hands-on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment models. Needs some Python.
India's own rules for AI research, consent and ethics committee review (March 2023).
Lists the risks of chatbots in care, education and research, with over 40 recommendations.
The disclosure rules most journals follow: AI cannot be an author, you disclose use, you own the content.
Indian, free to learn, no prior AI knowledge needed. Not medical; the certificate exam costs Rs 1000 per the press coverage.
Do it yourself
Pick a clinical question from your last duty. Ask Elicit or Consensus, then open every cited paper and mark each claim as supported, partly supported or not found. Keep the tally.
Open the dataset or tool →Ask a chat assistant for 10 references on a topic you know. Look up each on PubMed or Crossref and count how many exist and say what was claimed.
Open the dataset or tool →Take a draft you are writing and note every step where AI helped. Write a short statement naming the tool, version and purpose, using the ICMJE page as the checklist.
Open the dataset or tool →Use public or properly de-identified data only, and get ethics approval before any project on your own patients.
Papers worth reading
- The Ambient AI Scribe Revolution—Early Gains and Open Questions JAMA Network Open, 2025
- Clinician Experiences With Ambient Scribe Technology to Assist With Documentation Burden and Efficiency JAMA Network Open, 2025
- Use of an AI Scribe and Electronic Health Record Efficiency JAMA Network Open, 2025
- Not just disclosure of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT in scientific writing International Journal of Surgery, 2024
Societies and guidance
Ethical guidelines for AI in biomedical research and healthcare.
Guidance on large multi-modal models in health.
Rules for AI use and disclosure by authors.
Links checked 3 October 2026. “Not listed” means we could not confirm the detail, not that it is absent. Educational material, not clinical advice.