Medical AI Agent

Why It Stands Out

This project exemplifies innovation, blending AI, healthcare expertise, and human-centered design to create a scalable, impactful solution. AI agents address critical gaps in traditional training but also set a new standard for many domains, where ongoing training, access to personalized advisors, and recent research are crucial for success.

Overview

This groundbreaking AI Medical Agent is the first of its kind, transforming how healthcare professionals and patients engage with medical technology. Developed together with Medtronic, this solution combines state-of-the-art artificial intelligence powered by Inworld.ai technology with immersive virtual environments to deliver precision, efficiency, and personalized care at scale.

In 2023, Lucid Reality Labs, in collaboration with Medtronic, launched the world’s first AI-powered medical subject matter expert—a hyper-realistic digital twin of Dr. Patrick Schoettker, a renowned anesthesiologist and Head of the Department of Anesthesiology at Lausanne University Hospital. This AI agent redefines medical training and patient care, combining advanced machine learning with intelligent decision-making to deliver precision, adaptability, and user engagement, particularly in the critical field of anesthesiology and intubation.

With an emphasis on personalized, peer-reviewed research and state-of-the-art AI technology, this innovation ensures precise, scalable, and cost-effective training solutions, reshaping the future of medical education.

The Challenge

Anesthesiology training is highly demanding, requiring practitioners to master precision techniques where mistakes could impact patient outcomes. Traditional training is resource-intensive, limited in scale, and reliant on in-person expertise. There was a need for a scalable, cost-effective, and hyper-personalized solution that could replicate expert-level guidance while maintaining patient safety standards.

The Solution

The AI-powered assistant, built on the Inworld.ai framework, delivers a fully immersive learning experience by integrating:

• Extensive Knowledge Base – A continuously updated repository of peer-reviewed medical research, ensuring accuracy and relevance with rigorous safeguards.
• Lifelike Appearance & Voice – A highly realistic representation of Dr. Patrick Schoettker for genuine engagement.
• Authentic Personality – Capturing his humour, anecdotes, and professional demeanour.
• AI-Adaptable Scenario Training – Dynamically tailored training that adjusts to the learner’s skill level, from beginner to advanced, for complex intubation procedures. By responding to user performance, the AI assistant provides personalised challenges and support at every stage of learning.

The Impact

The AI assistant’s introduction has redefined medical training through the following benefits:

• Scalability: One digital Dr. Schoettker can train hundreds of thousands simultaneously, compared to a traditional professor’s limited capacity. Lifelike interactions make the experience engaging and authentic, while dynamic updates to medical knowledge ensure practitioners stay at the forefront of advancements.
• Cost Efficiency: Significantly reduces the costs of training while maintaining world-class standards.
• Enhanced Outcomes: With intubation only, practitioners report improvement in skill acquisition speed and an increase in procedural accuracy. Virtual Dr. Patrick adapts to the learner’s pace, offering feedback and recommendations. This Safety-Focused approach enables error-free environments to practice high-risk procedures without consequences.

Key Benefits

• Scalability: One AI professor trains hundreds of thousands, far beyond human capacity.
• Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses while maintaining high-quality education.
• Enhanced Outcomes: Faster skill acquisition and higher procedural accuracy.

Beyond Anesthesiology

Initially designed for anesthesiology, this model has set the standard for broad use across industries where high-stakes training and personalized guidance are critical, including complex surgical procedures, pharmaceutical training, engineering, manufacturing, and sophisticated technical operations.