Clinical Prompt Engineering for Physicians

Learn to leverage AI for better clinical documentation through interactive exercises with real-time feedback

4 Modules
12 Exercises
~30 minutes Total Time

Your Learning Journey

This course teaches you how to effectively use AI for clinical documentation. Through hands-on exercises with hypothetical patient scenarios, you’ll practice writing prompts and refine your skills using self-evaluation and example solutions.

What Makes This Course Unique

Course Modules

Module 1

AI Concepts & Terminology

Start here! Learn how LLMs "think", what a prompt actually is, and master the basics with simple non-medical examples.

⏱ 45 minutes Beginner 0/3 exercises
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Module 2

Structure & Specificity

Apply the basics to medicine. Learn to build solid SOAP notes, control formatting, and use templates effectively.

⏱ 60 minutes Beginner 0/3 exercises
Start Module 2

Module 3

The Art of Refinement

Learn to be a "Human in the Loop". Practice fixing bad notes, shortening verbose outputs, and correcting hallucinations.

⏱ 60 minutes Intermediate 0/3 exercises
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Module 4

Advanced Applications

Tackle complex multi-system patients, detailed procedure notes, and diagnostic reasoning.

⏱ 75 minutes Advanced 0/3 exercises
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How the Course Works

1. Learn the Concept

Each module starts with instructional content explaining key principles of prompt engineering for clinical use.

2. See the Example

You’ll be given a realistic clinical scenario (de-identified patient transcript).

3. Write Your Prompt

Practice writing prompts in an interactive editor with helpful hints.

4. Run & Review

See the AI-generated output from your prompt in real-time.

5. Get Feedback

Our LLM evaluation system analyzes your work and provides:

6. Iterate & Master

Refine your prompts based on feedback and practice until you achieve mastery.

Course Progress

Your progress is automatically saved in your browser. You can return anytime and pick up where you left off.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Inherent Limitations and Ultimate Aim

The goal of this course is to make using large language models more accessible. As you start to work through the exercises you may find yourself wanting to jump ahead and start working on actual prompts in your EMR or with one of the more powerful state of the art models. Go for it! The LLM on this website is inherently limited since it is a small model which is what enables us to offer it to you locally on your own machine and for free. Once you get more comfortable go ahead and try it out with a more powerful model-it will be even better!

Ready to Start?

Begin with Module 1 to learn the fundamentals of AI-assisted clinical documentation.

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Technical Requirements

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