From Pilot to Practice: Building an AI-Ready Institution

What does responsible AI integration actually look like in health professions education?

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how faculty teach, how learners engage with content, and how institutions prepare the next generation of health professionals. Yet moving from individual experiments to a coherent institutional strategy remains one of the field's most pressing challenges.

In this session, Jamie Fairclough, PhD, MPH, MS draws on her work spanning AI integration frameworks, institutional policy development, and practical implementation to offer educators and administrators a grounded path forward. Whether you're just beginning to explore AI or working to scale existing pilots, this session provides a structured, actionable lens for evaluating where your institution stands and where to go next.

In this session, participants will:

• Explore frameworks for assessing AI readiness across key domains including culture, curriculum, ethics, and clinical skill development
• Identify practical strategies for moving beyond pilot projects toward sustainable, institution-wide AI integration
• Apply AI tools to support instructional design, assessment practices, and learner outcomes
• Examine how institutional policy and governance shape responsible AI adoption
• Leave with concrete next steps tailored to your program's current adoption profile