Future of Medicine: Accessing & Assessing Medical Truth in 2026
September 10th, 2026 | Stanford, CA
As artificial intelligence, digital media, and data-driven systems increasingly shape healthcare, the question of how we access, assess, and trust medical truth has become urgent. This workshop brings together clinicians, researchers, students, educators, and industry innovators to examine how emerging technologies influence what counts as knowledge in medicine, and who gets to decide. Through six lectures from leaders in medical ethics, journalism, and healthcare, participants will explore how AI is reshaping clinical judgment, patient trust, and professional authority, and consider how the field can uphold rigor, transparency, and human values in the future of medicine.
For more than 60 years, Stanford has pioneered research and educated the next generation of AI innovators. Future of Medicine: Accessing & Assessing Medical Truth in 2026 is the third in a series of yearly workshops bringing leading Stanford faculty, collaborators, and other experts together to discuss the implications of rapidly evolving technologies in the field of medicine, and beyond.
September 10th, 2026
9AM - 5PM PST
Location: TBD
Fee covers the one-day workshop, materials, snacks, and lunch.
Join us on September 11-12 for our Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference!
Now in its fourth year, the Big Ideas in Medicine Conference brings together physicians, scientists, artists, journalists, and thought leaders to explore critical, emergent topics in medicine. This year’s themes include:
Medical Education 2.0
The Price of Care
Women's Health
Precision Medicine
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE:
Business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students and nonprofit healthcare leaders who recognize the importance of AI in healthcare and medicine
Healthcare administrators, physicians, researchers, and policy and decision-makers — from any size organization, industry, and country
Ideal for professionals who want to discuss the future of medicine and better evaluate capabilities
Immerse yourself with peers in an engaging and interactive workshop that will make a long-term impact on your career. Working with Stanford Medicine faculty and experts from the field you will gain the skills and tools you need to evaluate and critically discern truth in the age of AI.