AI and healthcare for PA educators
Harvey Castro, MD, delivered the opening keynote at the 2025 PAEA Education Forum in San Diego. His presentation, “AI and Healthcare: The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown,” was scheduled for October 9, 2025. PAEA's annual report confirms that he opened the forum with this topic. PAEA program · PAEA annual report
The session addressed the potential benefits of AI alongside the risks and ethical questions that healthcare professionals need to consider. The published program connected these questions to patient care and clinical workflows, with examples including predictive analytics, voice cloning and tools for discharge communication. Its audience was the PA education community, bringing the discussion into the setting where future clinicians develop their habits and judgment.
For an organizer planning a medical education meeting, this appearance offers a documented example of Harvey presenting AI to a professional healthcare audience. Proposed learning objectives for a future session include evaluating an AI response, recognizing uncertainty and deciding where faculty review belongs. These are planning options, not measured results from the 2025 forum.