AAO 2025:
Ophthalmic Educators Workshop
“AI as a Clinical Learning Partner: Custom Chatbots, Prompting Strategies, Rubrics and More for Enhancing Medical Education”
Friday, 17 October 2025, 1:30–4:30 p.m., Room W311CD
Program Number SYM01
Workshops provide valuable hands-on learning opportunities. If you’re attending AAO 2025 this October, join us on 17 October, 1:30-4:30 PM, US Eastern Time, for our Ophthalmic Educators Workshop – AI as a Clinical Learning Partner: Custom Chatbots, Prompting Strategies, Rubrics and More for Enhancing Medical Education, co-sponsored by the Ophthalmology Foundation and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. This symposium has been approved for CME credits. This symposium is free for registered attendees.
Support for the OF’s participation is provided in part by Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.
Our symposium aims to empower participants to elevate their teaching skills by harnessing the power of AI to enhance and efficiently deliver educational activities. It will feature lectures, discussions and audience participation aimed at best use of Chatbots, critical thinking, ChatGPT5, assessment of skills and ethical considerations. Real-time examples will be used to facilitate audience participation. The importance of writing good prompts and utilized custom Chatbots will be covered. Teaching critical thinking and through simulations will be discussed. Finally, assessment of learners, what’s new in ChatGPT5 and ethical considerations regarding AI will be covered.
In addition, visit the Ophthalmology Foundation and the International Ophthalmological Fellowship Foundation (IOFF) at booth #3300 on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday in the exhibition hall.
Symposium Agenda
Symposium Chairs:
Dr. Gabriela Palis
Dr. Eduardo Mayorga
Dr. Karl Golnik
Speakers:
Dr. Muhammed Moin
Dr. Josh Young
Dr. R.V. Paul Chan
| 1:30pm | Introducing AI as a Clinical Learning Partner Symposium and the Ophthalmology Foundation Karl C Golnik, MD, MEd | |
| 1:35pm | Refining Prompt Creation Eduardo P Mayorga, MD | |
| 1:55pm | Creating a Custom Chatbot for Self-Learning Eduardo P Mayorga, MD | |
2:15pm | AI and Critical Thinking Joshua A. Young, MD | |
2:45pm | Plenary Discussion | |
2:55pm | BREAK | |
3:05pm | AI & Simulation Muhammad Moin, MD | |
3:25pm | The New “Study” and “Learn” Modes of Chat GPT 5 Ana Gabriela Palis, MD | |
| 3:45pm | AI to Assess Learning & Assessment of AI Karl C Golnik, MD, MEd | |
4:00pm | AI: Ethical Considerations R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS | |
| 4:15pm | Plenary Discussion & Reflection | |
| 4:30pm | End Program |