Event Details
Should AI be your doctor? Step into this Continuing Education debate and hear both sides of one of medicine’s most urgent questions. Attendees will witness real-world examples of AI applications in medicine to better understand how these technologies are currently being used and whether they meaningfully improve patient outcomes. Expect sharp, evidence-based arguments on whether AI should replace physicians, support their judgment, or stay firmly in the backseat of patient care.
Beyond the clinical questions, attendees will discover what’s at stake for the future of medicine itself: how AI could reshape physician training, shift patient trust, and rewire entire healthcare systems. By the end, participants will have heard every angle of the debate, and formed a clearer, more informed answer to the question on everyone’s mind: should AI be your doctor?
General admission is free. CE credit admission is $25.
Please submit questions for the debate to ensure your topics of interest is covered.
Learning Outcomes
After attending this activity, the learners will be able to:
- Assess real-world examples of AI in medicine to understand how AI is currently being used in healthcare and whether it improves patient outcomes.
- Develop and defend a clear position on whether AI should replace, assist, or never act as a doctor, using evidence and logical reasoning.
- Consider the future implications of AI in healthcare, including how medical training, patient trust, and healthcare systems might change.
- Formulate a balanced conclusion about the role AI should play in healthcare based on arguments presented during the debate.
Disclosures
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
CE Credit Information
Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University designates this live activity for continuing education credit as below:
- AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.5 hours of CPE (Continuing Pharmacy Education) credit for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
- 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for Nursing
- 1.5 contact hours toward continuing competence for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists
For questions about accreditation, contact Bouvé College of Health Sciences Office Continuing Education and Professional Development: 617-373-5418 or [email protected].
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of pharmacy continuing education.
Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Debate Participants
Gauri Agarwal, MD, FACP, is the Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum and Professor of Medicine, Medical Education, Health Data Sciences and Informatics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Miami (UM) as part of the six-year Honors Program in Medical Education. She completed residency training in internal medicine at Northwestern University and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Agarwal has been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School prior to returning to the University of Miami. She has developed, directed, and taught numerous courses at the medical school. Dr. Agarwal has an interest in the medical humanities and founded Obliterants, the medical school’s first humanities journal.
She serves as the faculty advisor for the magazine and for UM’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She has won many school, regional, and national teaching awards, including the American College of Physicians (ACP) Medical Educator Award. Nationally, she chaired the Cell Biology and Physiology Item Writing Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners and has led national board review courses for practicing physicians for the ACP.
Dr. Agarwal’s research interests are medical education, interprofessional education, and medical humanities. She has published research on the impact of visual art training on medical education and presented her work globally at the Association for Medical Education in Europe International Annual Conference. She was one of two faculty members nationally to be a Gold Humanism Scholar for the Harvard Macy Program for her work in developing a curriculum on the intersection of artificial intelligence and the medical humanities. She published the first module on the AAMC’s MedEd Portal on artificial intelligence for health professions students. She is a proponent for thoughtful integration of innovative technology in curricula and recently received a NIH grant to implement a virtual reality curriculum for medical and nursing students.
Eugene (Gene) Tunik, PT, PhD, is Senior Associate Dean of Research and Innovation and a tenured Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences. He also serves as Director of the Al + Health & Human Performance division at Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential Al. His research sits at the intersection of movement neuroscience, rehabilitation technology, and Al — exploring how the brain controls movement and how that knowledge can be applied to improve outcomes for people with neurological conditions. The work done at the Movement Neuroscience Lab spans virtual reality, brain stimulation, computational modeling, and human-robot interaction.
Moderator
Carmen Castañeda Sceppa, MD, PhD, FGSA, is the Dean of Bouvé College of Health Sciences and Professor of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She is a clinician, researcher, educator, mentor, and leader. Her work centers around advancing and prolonging health for all. Her research seeks to understand the role of lifestyle interventions on advancing overall health and quality of life. Dr. Sceppa serves as senior faculty mentor for the Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI) at the National Institutes of Health. She is an active and long-time member and contributor of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and is a GSA Fellow.
Directions and Parking
For information about visiting Northeastern University, Miami, please visit our website. We are centrally located in Miami’s vibrant Wynwood neighborhood, on the 5th floor of The Cube. Valet parking is available for a flat fee of $20.
