Register for the YSM ETI Ideathon Workshop + Reception!
The YSM ETI will host its second Ideathon, scheduled for April 20, 2026 from 1-5:30 p.m., at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library team-based learning classroom (SHM L 115). The workshop will be followed by an optional reception at 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Following last year's successful inaugural event, the upcoming Ideathon will once again bring together Yale’s diverse community—including faculty, students, residents, fellows, post-docs, and staff—to collaboratively tackle pressing challenges in medical education through innovative technological solutions.
Highlights:
Welcome Remarks: Insights and visions for educational technology advancements.
Challenge Pitches: Some participants will pitch design challenges, followed by team formation for collaborative work.
Brainstorming and Development: Teams will engage in structured brainstorming sessions, guided by YSM ETI members, using techniques guided by “mini teach” sessions.
Solution Presentations: Teams will present their creative solutions, demonstrating the potential impact on medical education.
Networking Reception: A reception will conclude the event, offering further networking opportunities.
AI, Climate, and the Future of Medical Education — Did You Miss the TIME Event?
Curious about how artificial intelligence is shaping medical education while intersecting with the health care sector's environmental footprint? Catch up on the key conversations and insights from YSM ETI's March TIME Series event — a thought-provoking discussion on AI tools in medical education and the climate impact of modern health care. Read the full recap to explore the sustainable practices being considered for the future of medicine and medical education.
Clarity Platform Updated to Include Self-service Custom Agents and API Access
The Clarity Platform now supports self-service Custom Agents and API Access, expanding how users can tailor their AI workflows. Additional enhancements in the platform update include automatic conversation naming, faster file processing, and improved reliability across the platform.
What's New:
New documentation pages to support these new features
Updates to existing pages to reflect the latest functionality
Simplified navigation bar with two new dropdown menus: Custom Agents and API
How to access: These new features are now live on the Clarity platform. Submit your use case for access to manage Custom Agents.
YSM ETI Presents at the 2026 Yale One IT Conference
On March 18, 2026, the Yale One IT Conference brought together technology professionals and innovators from across the university for a day of networking, learning, and engagement, hosted by Yale School of Management at Edward P. Evans Hall. The event featured a keynote address by Florian Carle, managing director of the Yale Quantum Institute, alongside sessions led by colleagues from across Yale.
Among the presenters was Ye Xu, PhD, and Kathleen Ludewig, PMP, of the YSM ETI team, whose talk—Ambient Feedback Tool Integrated with Clarity API to Advance Medical Education—showcased an AI-powered web application that automates the transcription and analysis of conversations between medical students, standardized patients, and instructors during simulation workshops. The tool delivers structured written educational feedback and clinical notes in real time, integrating OpenAI's Whisper for transcription and Gemini 2.5 Flash via the Clarity AI API for analysis, hosted on Yale's SpinUp server.
Initial validation in fall 2025 involved eight faculty members alongside 104 medical and 40 physician associate students. Feedback highlighted strong usability, with mean scores of 4.1 out of 5 for intuitiveness and ease of use. Early processing speed challenges were resolved through GPU upgrades, and a more extensive faculty validation phase is underway.
OPPORTUNITIES
Grant Opportunity: The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, The Macy Foundation is currently accepting letters of intent (LOI) for its latest RFA, Ensuring Fairness in Clinical Assessment. The Foundation will support three demonstration projects, each funded up to $200K over two years. The deadline to submit an LOI isMarch 30. Learn more about this funding opportunity.
Webinar: HIMSS, Join HIMSS for their April 8 webinarHuman-centered health experiences in the age of AI agents. From intelligent digital front doors to precision outreach, the promise of AI-enabled interactions with members is a welcome solution to rising costs, shaky ratings, and higher consumer and provider expectations. But, can this level of AI adoption deliver a human-centered experience that offers higher satisfaction, results, and trust?
Publishing Opportunity: Digital Medicine, a leading broad scope medical informatics journal, has launched a collection on "Transforming Medical Education Through Artificial Intelligence." Submissions are due April 24. For more information, view more details about the publication opportunity here.
