Artificial Intelligence Use in Clerkships: A Call for National Guidance

Authors

• Amy M. Creel, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Larrilyn Grant, Wright State University and Premier Health Neuroscience Institute, Dayton, OH
• Temple Ratcliffe, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• Gary Beck Dallaghan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-23-2026

Publication Title

Medical Science Educator

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly integrated into medical education and clinical care. Clerkship students are adopting AI for studying, clinical preparation, and clinical reasoning, often more rapidly than institutions and educators have developed guidance. To inform this commentary, we reviewed publicly available resources from U.S. national organizations involved in clerkship education. Guidance was limited, heterogeneous, and primarily educator-focused, with few resources addressing student use in clinical settings. As accreditation standards increasingly emphasize preparation for AI-enabled practice, we advocate for purpose-driven, proactive guidance that supports safe, transparent, and educationally meaningful AI use in clinical learning environments.

Publisher

Springer Nature

Rights

Copyright © 2026, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to International Association of Medical Science Educators

Recommended Citation

Creel, Amy M.; Grant, Larrilyn; Ratcliffe, Temple; and Beck Dallaghan, Gary, "Artificial Intelligence Use in Clerkships: A Call for National Guidance" (2026). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 5273.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/5273
10.1007/s40670-026-02900-7