Healthcare AI in 2026: From Novelty to Normalcy — A Fireside Chat

Artificial intelligence is moving fast in health care—but what will actually stick? In this Medical Grand Rounds fireside chat, Bob Wachter will explore how AI is shifting from novelty to everyday tool, and what that transition means for clinicians, health systems, and patients. The discussion will dig into the limits of the “human in the loop” model, along with the real-world business and clinical factors that will determine whether AI improves care—or complicates it.

Speaker:
Robert M. Wachter, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF. He coined the term hospitalist in 1996 and is widely regarded as a founder of the field. A past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine and former chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, he is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2015, Modern Healthcare named him the most influential physician-executive in the U.S. He is the author of The Digital Doctor, a New York Times bestseller, and A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare—and What That Means for Our Future.

How to Attend: 
In Person: 
S-214, Medical Sciences Building (513 Parnassus Avenue) 
Lunch will be provided 

Zoom option: 
https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/97633865272?pwd=sHvIef57IXKYFnBm2lnvQtxUMeRVEn.1  
Webinar ID: 976 3386 5272 
Passcode: 609641 

Or join by phone (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): 
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) 
+1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles) 
+1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose) 
+52 554 161 4288 (Mexico) 

International numbers available: https://ucsf.zoom.us/u/ac4WisOf7E  

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