What the Foundation Module is, who it is for, what the certificate means, and how to enrol.
The Prompt Medicine™ Foundation Module is a 4-hour online CME course for physicians, residents, trainees and medical students. It covers the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice across 6 units and 30 video lectures, including pre-test, mid-video knowledge checks, post-test, and an end-of-course survey.
Yes. The Foundation Module is a course on the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice: what AI can and cannot do in medicine, how it produces its answers, where it fails, and how clinical judgment and accountability remain with the physician. Prompt Medicine™ is the name of the framework it teaches, not a different subject.
The term was coined by Dr. Muhammad Shamim in the first edition of Prompt Medicine™, derived from prompt engineering — the practice of framing a question to an AI system precisely enough to get a reliable answer. Applied to medicine it describes a disciplined way for clinicians to work with AI: structured interaction, controlled use and intentional prompting, with verification of every output and the final decision remaining the physician’s.
The course is not registered with any national or international CME accreditation body. It is organized according to standard CME guidelines and provides a formal certificate of completion. Participants wishing to claim CME credit are responsible for submitting the certificate to their respective national or institutional accreditation authority.
The course is designed and delivered by Dr. Muhammad Shamim, MBBS, FCPS, FACS — Assistant Professor of Surgery and Academic Consultant, and the author of 'Prompt Medicine™' (2nd Edition).
The course covers 6 units: (1) AI and the Modern Physician, (2) What AI Can and Cannot Do in Clinical Medicine, (3) Clinical Reasoning, Responsibility, and Accountability, (4) Risks of AI in Clinical Practice, (5) Ethical and Medico-Legal Boundaries of AI Use, and (6) How Doctors Should Think With AI — the Cognitive Framework.
You can enroll at pmcourse.shamim.pro. Select the Foundation Module, complete the payment via bank transfer or cryptocurrency, and upload your receipt. Once verified by the course administrator, you will receive an access code by email to begin the course.
A minimum score of 70% is required on the post-test to earn the certificate of completion.
The Assist–Verify–Decide model is the core cognitive framework taught in Prompt Medicine™. It guides physicians to use AI as an assistant, verify its output against clinical evidence and patient data, and retain final decision-making authority — preserving clinical judgment and patient safety.
Academic and technical support is answered directly by the course director.