AI in medicine: trends
- Decision support expands; final diagnosis and consent remain human.
- Operational automation frees clinician time for complex cases and empathy.
- Data interoperability and governance skills rise across providers.
Human‑critical tasks
- Clinical judgment, risk trade‑offs, and patient communication.
- Ethical oversight, safety monitoring, and exception handling.
- Interdisciplinary care coordination and family education.
Growing roles to 2030
- Health Informatics Specialist
- Clinical Workflow Engineer
- Telehealth Program Manager
- Population Health Analyst
Skills and portfolio
- Build a small quality dashboard (readmissions, triage time); share outcomes.
- Redesign a clinical handoff with automation; measure error reduction.
- Run a patient‑education pilot; quantify adherence and satisfaction.