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Prompt Medicine™

Foundations and Advanced Applications of AI in Clinical Practice, Medical Education & Medical Research

The Foundation Module is where everyone begins — medical students, residents, trainees and practising clinicians alike — and it is the prerequisite for every advanced module that follows.

Course curriculum mapped to "Prompt Medicine™ (2nd Edition)" by Dr. Muhammad Shamim

What You Get, and What Comes Next

The Foundation Module is available now and is the entry requirement for all four advanced modules — there is no direct route into them. Full clinical depth arrives in Module A; research and medical education follow in Modules B and C. The advanced modules are in development.

Foundation
Unit 1 – AI and the Modern Physician
Advanced
Module A – Clinical Knowledge & Patient Management
Foundation
Unit 2 – What AI Can and Cannot Do
Advanced
• Integrated basic sciences + patient management
Foundation
Unit 3 – Clinical Responsibility & Accountability
Advanced
• Specialty-wise clinical application
Foundation
Unit 4 – Risks, Bias, and Errors
Advanced
Module B – Research & Medical Writing
Foundation
Unit 5 – Ethics & Medico-Legal Boundaries
Advanced
• Research, EBM, writing, ethics
Foundation
Unit 6 – Cognitive Frameworks for Safe Use
Advanced
Module C – Teaching & Medical Education
Foundation
— Foundation Level Ends —
Advanced
• Curriculum, teaching, assessment
Module D – Hospital Management & Systems
• Operations, workflows, quality, security

The Foundation Module, Unit by Unit

Six units, each divided into five recorded lectures — 30 in total, about four hours. Every lecture carries a knowledge check. These six units are the shared grounding for every advanced track that follows, whichever one you go on to take.

1Unit 1

AI and the Modern Physician

  1. 1AArtificial Intelligence in Medical Practice (Introduction & Myths)
  2. 1BWhat Artificial Intelligence Is — and What It Is Not
  3. 1CHow AI "Thinks" (Understanding AI Internal Mechanics for Clinical Safety)
  4. 1DBias, Error, and Risk (Understanding Risk and Ensuring Patient Safety)
  5. 1EThe Role of the Physician (Leadership, Responsibility, and Human-Centered Care)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail
2Unit 2

What AI Can and Cannot Do in Clinical Medicine

  1. 2AWhat Do We Mean by AI? (Precise Definition for Safe Practice)
  2. 2BPattern Recognition vs Clinical Reasoning (Two Very Different Processes)
  3. 2CContext Blindness In Medical AI (What AI Cannot See)
  4. 2DConfidence Without Accuracy (Why AI Sounds Right Even When It Is Wrong)
  5. 2EData Dependency and Bias (AI Reflects Its Data)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail
3Unit 3

Clinical Reasoning, Responsibility, and Accountability

  1. 3AClinical Reasoning (What Makes It Human)
  2. 3BDecision Support vs Delegation (Maintaining the Physician's Role)
  3. 3CAccountability in AI-Assisted Care (The Physician's Non-Transferable Duty)
  4. 3DDocumentation and AI Use (Integrity in the Medical Record)
  5. 3EShared Decision-Making and AI (Preserving the Human-Centered Core)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail
4Unit 4

Risks of AI in Clinical Practice

  1. 4AAI Hallucinations (When Fluent Answers Are Wrong)
  2. 4BBias in Medical AI (Data, Distortion, and Risk)
  3. 4CAutomation Bias (Over-Trust and Cognitive Offloading)
  4. 4DError Propagation (From Single Mistake to System Failure)
  5. 4EHigh-Risk AI Use (When AI Becomes Dangerous)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail
5Unit 5

Ethical and Medico-Legal Boundaries of AI Use

  1. 5AEthical Foundations (Principles That Guide AI Use in Clinical Practice)
  2. 5BTransparency and Trust (Building Confidence Through Honest Disclosure)
  3. 5CConfidentiality & Privacy (Protecting Patient Data in AI Systems)
  4. 5DMedico-Legal Accountability (Responsibility in AI-Assisted Care)
  5. 5EProfessional Integrity (The Foundation of Safe AI Use)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail
6Unit 6

How Doctors Should Think With AI (Cognitive Framework)

  1. 6AHow Doctors Should Think With AI (Cognitive Safety and Clinical Discipline)
  2. 6BThe Assist – Verify – Decide Model (Core Framework for Safe AI Use)
  3. 6CAI as a Thinking Partner (Defining the Physician-AI Relationship for Clinical Safety)
  4. 6DJudgment-Based AI Use (Stratifying Clinical Risk for Safe AI Integration)
  5. 6EThe AI-Augmented Physician (Integrating Technology While Preserving Clinical Authority)
5 lectures · 5 checksUnit detail

Units 6 (Drug Discovery) and 7 (Emerging Technologies) of the book are not part of this module — see below.

Why Prompt Medicine™ Is Different

Prompt Medicine™ focuses on cognition. We teach physicians how to think with AI, how to recognize its limits, and how to remain fully responsible for patient care.

Think with AI

Learn to treat AI as a reasoning catalyst. It helps you explore differentials without taking over the final decision.

Medical Responsibility

Maintain full professional accountability. AI is the thinking partner; the doctor is the decision-maker.

System Integration

Frameworks designed for real-world hospital workflows, from documentation to quality assurance.

Institutional Offer

Institutional Collaboration

The course is open for institutional collaboration, either one-time or recurring (subject to terms & conditions if appropriate). Empower your entire medical staff with the Prompt Medicine™ framework.

Contact for Proposals

Advanced Level (Forthcoming)

The Complete Course expands into deep academic and specialty applications.

A

Module A — Clinical Knowledge & Patient Management

  • Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology
  • Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
  • Internal Medicine & Surgery
  • Pediatrics & Psychiatry
B

Module B — Research & Medical Writing

  • Research Question Formulation
  • Literature Synthesis
  • Medical Writing & Editing
  • Ethics in AI Research
C

Module C — Teaching & Medical Education

  • Curriculum Design
  • Undergraduate Teaching
  • Clinical & Practical Teaching
  • Assessment Strategies
D

Module D — Hospital Management & Health Systems

  • Workflow Optimization
  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Information Security
  • Telehealth & virtual assistants

Excluded from Course (Book-Only Reading)

To maintain clinical relevance and CME focus, Units 6 (Drug Discovery) and 7 (Emerging Platforms) are reserved for reading in the 2nd Edition book only.

Unit 6: Drug DiscoveryUnit 7: Emerging Technologies

Available in the Book

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Includes Units 6 & 7 plus comprehensive clinical AI reference

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The 3rd edition, From Prompting to Partnership, is now published. This Foundation Module’s curriculum follows the 2nd edition.

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Foundation
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