In this episode, Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, president of the PA Education Association, sits down with Cassidy Punt, PA-C, Assistant Professor at the Rocky Vista University PA Program, and founder of the PAEA AI for PA Education Special Interest Group, for a forward-looking conversation about artificial intelligence in physician assistant education. They discuss how AI tools are being used to support learning, including AI-powered tutoring and the promise of generative AI. Punt highlights the growing need for AI literacy among both students and faculty, and shares insights into integrating AI responsibly into the curriculum. The conversation also explores common challenges, from faculty skepticism to broader institutional hurdles, and how the PA education community can navigate them.

This episode is sponsored by Lincoln Memorial University School of Medical Sciences. For more information about the doctor of medical science program, visit https://www.lmunet.edu/school-of-medical-sciences/dms/. For more information on the medical education major curriculum, visit https://www.lmunet.edu/school-of-medical-sciences/dms/medical-education-major-curriculum.

All Things PA Education is produced by Association Briefings.