People Team AI Ask about a date

How exposed to AI is a General Internal Medicine Physician?

Of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for general internal medicine physicians, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
DoctorGastroenterologistGeneral Internal Medicine PhysicianGeneral InternistInternal Medicine DoctorInternal Medicine Physician (IM Physician)InternistMedical Doctor (MD)PhysicianPrimary Care Physician
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
19
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 17
58k
people do this job in the US
41 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

5
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients
  • Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary
  • Provide consulting services to other doctors caring for patients with special or difficult problems
  • Advise surgeon of a patient's risk status and recommend appropriate intervention to minimize risk
  • Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals

Only with software built on top

4
  • Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient
  • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results
  • Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury
  • Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract
  • Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury
  • Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly
  • Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention
  • Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary
  • Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff
  • Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

Sort your own tasks Read the full report

Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.