Use AI to prepare for clinic presentations by generating anticipated attending questions and your best responses beforehand.
When you're preparing to present a case to attendings, senior colleagues, or peer review committees, one of the most stressful parts is anticipating tough questions you might get asked. AI can help you rehearse by playing the role of a probing attending physician who will challenge your reasoning, ask about alternatives you didn't mention, and push you on your management plan. Give AI a summary of your case (using only hypothetical or heavily de-identified details — never real patient data), then ask it to generate 8-10 challenging questions an experienced attending might ask. Review those questions and draft your responses. You can even ask AI to critique your answers and suggest stronger ways to explain your reasoning. This two-step process helps you walk into the presentation confident, articulate, and ready for scrutiny. This works especially well before M&M conferences, complex case discussions, or any time you're presenting a diagnostic or treatment decision that might be questioned. It's like having a tough-but-supportive attending help you prepare in private. Always remember: AI is a rehearsal partner, not a clinical advisor. Review everything carefully and never input real patient information.
Try this prompt today
“I'm preparing to present a case to my attending and want to anticipate tough questions. Here's the scenario: 68-year-old with poorly controlled diabetes, recent weight loss, and intermittent abdominal pain; I'm ordering a CT and referring to GI but deferring endoscopy until after imaging. Generate 10 challenging questions an experienced attending might ask about my diagnostic approach, what I might be missing, and my management plan. Then I'll draft responses and ask you to critique them.”
March 14, 2026
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