Goldsack Jennifer C, Zanetti Cole A
Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado, USA.
Digit Biomark. 2020 Nov 26;4(Suppl 1):136-142. doi: 10.1159/000512382. eCollection 2020 Winter.
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of transforming biomedical research and helping clinicians put the "care" back in healthcare. Digital medicine is on its way to becoming just plain medicine. But who will digitize how we define health and disease? And who will deploy this knowledge to improve the lives of patients that medicine - and digital medicine - exists to serve? Here we define the emerging field of digital medicine and identify the disciplines and skills needed for success. We examine the current and projected skills gaps. We also consider the impact of the culture clash that occurs at the intersection of healthcare and technology, and the lack of diversity in the workforce of both of these fields. We conclude by describing the requirements for the skills pivot needed to ensure that the digital transformation of healthcare is successful: (1) big tent thinking to recognize the critical importance of new technical skills alongside more traditional clinical disciplines, (2) the integration of clinical and technical skill sets within educational curricula, companies, and professional institutions, and (3) a commitment to diversity that goes beyond lip service.
人工智能有望变革生物医学研究，并帮助临床医生将“关怀”重新带回医疗保健领域。数字医学正在逐渐成为普通医学。但是谁将把我们对健康和疾病的定义数字化呢？又是谁将运用这些知识来改善那些医学——以及数字医学——存在的意义就是为其服务的患者的生活呢？在这里，我们定义了数字医学这一新兴领域，并确定了成功所需的学科和技能。我们审视了当前以及预计的技能差距。我们还考虑了医疗保健与技术交叉领域出现的文化冲突的影响，以及这两个领域劳动力缺乏多样性的问题。我们通过描述确保医疗保健数字化转型取得成功所需的技能转变要求来得出结论：（1）要有包容各方的思维，认识到新技术技能与更传统的临床学科同样至关重要；（2）在教育课程、公司和专业机构中将临床和技术技能集整合起来；（3）对多样性的承诺要不仅仅停留在口头上。
