05/28/26

Ambient AI scribes to create educational feedback notes for medical students: randomized trial.

Talwalkar, Jaideep S; Chartash, David; Zhang, Lisa; Makutonin, Michael; Safranek, Conrad W; Sidamon-Eristoff, Anne Elizabeth; Schwamm, Lee H; Wright, Donald S. JMIR Medical Educ.

Summary

Patient history-taking is central to diagnosis. In 104 first-year medical student interviewing sessions, an ambient AI scribe helped educators produce better written feedback on the students' interviewing skills without increasing effort. In this small single-site study, occasional inaccuracies still required review, but the approach may improve feedback documentation.
Talwalkar JS, Chartash D, Zhang L, et al. Ambient AI scribes to create educational feedback notes for medical students: randomized trial. JMIR Med Educ. 2026;12:e89996.