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The Physician in 2050

Figures & frameworks

Exhibits

All 26 exhibits from the report, in order. Each links back to the chapter that introduces it.

I. Introduction

Exhibit 1.1. Four Epochs of Physician Identity
Exhibit 1.1 · Four Epochs of Physician IdentityAs medical practice evolves, so too physicianship.

II. The Biomedical Frontier

Exhibit 2.1. New Biologies
Exhibit 2.1 · New BiologiesPioneering life sciences across a broad spectrum.
Exhibit 2.2. Next-Wave Theranostic Medicine
Exhibit 2.2 · Next-Wave Theranostic MedicineExamples across six domains, from emerging to visionary.
Exhibit 2.3. Closing the Translational Gap
Exhibit 2.3 · Closing the Translational GapThe physician accelerates translation.
Exhibit 2.4. Drivers of the Translational Gap
Exhibit 2.4 · Drivers of the Translational GapImpediments are multifactorial and interwoven; color denotes tractability.

III. Emerging Modes of Medicine

Exhibit 3.1. Modes of Medicine
Exhibit 3.1 · Modes of MedicineA constellation of emerging clinical paradigms.

IV. Visioning a Technoscientific-Advanced, Data-Rich Ecosystem

Exhibit 4.1. AI Intelligence Ecosystem
Exhibit 4.1 · AI Intelligence EcosystemNot one generalized intelligence, but a set of differentiated, interoperable systems.
Exhibit 4.2. The Gradient of Autonomy, and Where the Physician Stands
Exhibit 4.2 · The Gradient of Autonomy, and Where the Physician StandsMost clinically deployed robots remain at L1; supervised autonomy is the near-term frontier.

V. Personalizing and Integrating Medicine

Exhibit 5.1. N-of-1 Medicine Requires New Kinds of Data Input
Exhibit 5.1 · N-of-1 Medicine Requires New Kinds of Data InputConfronting the data availability and reliability challenges.
Exhibit 5.2. Digital Twins: The Healthcare Frontier
Exhibit 5.2 · Digital Twins: The Healthcare FrontierThe N-of-1 pipeline, from multimodal data to individualized decisions.
Exhibit 5.3. Digital Twins: The Biomedical Frontier
Exhibit 5.3 · Digital Twins: The Biomedical FrontierExamples from near-term to visionary.
Exhibit 5.4. N-of-1 Medicine: Five Routes
Exhibit 5.4 · N-of-1 Medicine: Five RoutesComplementary approaches to treating the individual patient.

VI. New Modes of Physicianship: A Collective of Experts

Exhibit 6.1. The Complementarity Map
Exhibit 6.1 · The Complementarity MapHuman intelligence meets machine intelligence.
Exhibit 6.2. Human Intelligence Meets Machine Intelligence
Exhibit 6.2 · Human Intelligence Meets Machine IntelligenceEach intelligence speaks its advantages.
Exhibit 6.3. Four Identities of the Hippocrates 4.0 Physician
Exhibit 6.3 · Four Identities of the Hippocrates 4.0 PhysicianFour functional modes frame four interrelated identities.

VII. The Technoscientific Physician

Exhibit 7.1. Transformation of the Biomedical Research Ecosystem
Exhibit 7.1 · Transformation of the Biomedical Research EcosystemCreating bridges, democratizing access, empowering physician creatives.

VIII. The Consilient Physician

Exhibit 8.1. Consilience: Road to Better Care, More Innovation
Exhibit 8.1 · Consilience: Road to Better Care, More InnovationUnifying knowledge, converging disciplines.
Exhibit 8.2. Restructuring the Specialty Landscape
Exhibit 8.2 · Restructuring the Specialty LandscapeOpportunities to reorganize specialties and subspecialties, clustered according to logic.
Exhibit 8.3. From a Single Point of Authority to a Networked Ensemble
Exhibit 8.3 · From a Single Point of Authority to a Networked EnsembleThe monolith of physician authority distributes into a connected ensemble.
Exhibit 8.4. Two Roads to Autonomy: NP and PA Milestones
Exhibit 8.4 · Two Roads to Autonomy: NP and PA MilestonesKey advances in practice authority, licensure and identity: recorded and projected.
Exhibit 8.5. Climbing the IPE Maturity Ladder
Exhibit 8.5 · Climbing the IPE Maturity LadderFrom one-off classroom events to an integrated learning ecosystem.

IX. The Transcendent Physician

Exhibit 9.1. The Complexity Science · Biomedicine Nexus
Exhibit 9.1 · The Complexity Science · Biomedicine NexusComplexity·biomedicine application domains mapped to complexity science lenses.

X. The Global Physician

Exhibit 10.1. Population Health Frontier
Exhibit 10.1 · Population Health FrontierOpportunities for the socially responsible physician.
Exhibit 10.2. Planetary Threats to Global Health
Exhibit 10.2 · Planetary Threats to Global HealthA role for physician engagement.

XI. Minting the Hippocrates 4.0 Physician

Exhibit 11.1. Hardwiring the Curriculum: Three Competency Cores
Exhibit 11.1 · Hardwiring the Curriculum: Three Competency CoresEducation geared to the human factor.
Exhibit 11.2. Educating the Hippocrates 4.0 Physician
Exhibit 11.2 · Educating the Hippocrates 4.0 PhysicianReifying four physician identities.