HPE Grand Rounds with AI Catalyst Fellows: Pierre Martin, Rishi Kadakia, Peter Washington

We are pleased to invite the HPE community to learn about the projects of our 2025–26 AI Catalyst Fellows during this HPE Grand Rounds session. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education Faculty Catalyst Program is designed to help educators integrate, evaluate, and supervise AI in academic settings. The fellows featured in this session include: Pierre Martin, MD, assistant professor of Neurology at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Peter Washington, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT), Department of Medicine Rishi Kidakia, MD, assistant clinical professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals About Health Professions Education Grand Rounds (HPEGR): At these hour-long sessions, participants hear about recent research in health professions education. Presenters may include advanced learners studying in CFE’s master’s and doctoral programs, UCSF faculty who conduct education research, and invited speakers who contribute outside perspectives to advance the scholarly study of health professions education. The Master's Program in Education is a collaboration between UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley School of Education. The program prepares individuals in the research methodologies needed to undertake research studies in health professions education. Students receive mentoring from faculty in the UC Berkeley, Berkeley School of Education and faculty in the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators. UCSF collaborates with University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) to offer the Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education. This collaboration makes possible a rigorous program for scholarly advancement for medical education researchers. Successful candidates graduate with a PhD in Health Professions Education from UMC Utrecht.