Guidance for stakeholders

The integration of AI into physiotherapy education affects various stakeholders differently, so we offer a range of options below.

Teaching faculty and instructors

• Impact: AI can transform teaching methods, assessment strategies, and curriculum design while raising questions about maintaining educational quality

• Guidance: Develop strong AI literacy, learn to integrate AI tools effectively while preserving core teaching competencies, model appropriate AI use for students, and maintain focus on developing critical thinking skills

Educational administrators

• Impact: AI implementation requires significant infrastructure changes, policy development, and resource allocation

• Guidance: Develop comprehensive AI integration strategies, ensure equitable access to AI tools, establish clear policies for AI use in assessment, and support faculty development initiatives

Clinical education coordinators

• Impact: AI tools can enhance clinical placement experiences while raising questions about skill development

• Guidance: Balance AI-enhanced learning with traditional clinical teaching, develop guidelines for appropriate AI use during placements, and ensure consistent assessment standards across settings

Students

• Impact: AI offers powerful learning tools, but may affect skill development and academic integrity

• Guidance: Learn to use AI tools responsibly, maintain focus on developing core clinical skills, understand AI's limitations, and prioritise authentic learning over shortcuts

Curriculum developers

• Impact: AI necessitates significant curriculum updates and new competency frameworks

• Guidance: Integrate AI literacy throughout programs, maintain balance between technological and traditional skills, develop new assessment methods, and ensure alignment with professional standards

Educational researchers

• Impact: AI offers new research opportunities while raising questions about educational effectiveness

• Guidance: Study AI's impact on learning outcomes, develop evidence-based implementation strategies, investigate best practices for AI integration, and monitor effects on skill development

Professional accreditation bodies

• Impact: AI integration requires updates to educational standards and accreditation criteria

• Guidance: Develop new accreditation standards that address AI competencies, establish guidelines for AI use in education, and ensure programs maintain essential professional standards