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The Future of Medical School | John Tomkowiak, MD | TEDxSpokane


[Applause]

[Applause] so I was told you all want to apply to

so I was told you all want to apply to

so I was told you all want to apply to medical school and become physicians

medical school and become physicians

medical school and become physicians well I hope that’s true because if we’re

well I hope that’s true because if we’re

well I hope that’s true because if we’re talking about the future of healthcare

talking about the future of healthcare

talking about the future of healthcare we’re gonna be able to bring you the

we’re gonna be able to bring you the

we’re gonna be able to bring you the tools and resources to be your own

tools and resources to be your own

tools and resources to be your own physician imagine that healthcare future

physician imagine that healthcare future

physician imagine that healthcare future so let’s talk about what that future

so let’s talk about what that future

so let’s talk about what that future might look like in the principles that

might look like in the principles that

might look like in the principles that we’re going to work towards we want a

we’re going to work towards we want a

we’re going to work towards we want a better patient experience we want better

better patient experience we want better

better patient experience we want better access we want less waiting time if

access we want less waiting time if

access we want less waiting time if you’re your own doctor hopefully you

you’re your own doctor hopefully you

you’re your own doctor hopefully you don’t have to wait very long we want to

don’t have to wait very long we want to

don’t have to wait very long we want to do it at less cost we want a better

do it at less cost we want a better

do it at less cost we want a better provider experience today 44% of doctors

provider experience today 44% of doctors

provider experience today 44% of doctors experience burnout and we know when they

experience burnout and we know when they

experience burnout and we know when they do that they don’t take as good care of

do that they don’t take as good care of

do that they don’t take as good care of us as they should and then finally we

us as they should and then finally we

us as they should and then finally we want better outcomes so how do we get

want better outcomes so how do we get

want better outcomes so how do we get there in the future well one way is

there in the future well one way is

there in the future well one way is through personalized or precision

through personalized or precision

through personalized or precision medicine and what does that mean it

medicine and what does that mean it

medicine and what does that mean it means we’re going to be able to collect

means we’re going to be able to collect

means we’re going to be able to collect a lot of information on you that we

a lot of information on you that we

a lot of information on you that we never had before

never had before

never had before and that’s going to not only allow us to

and that’s going to not only allow us to

and that’s going to not only allow us to take care of your illness and diseases

take care of your illness and diseases

take care of your illness and diseases better but get to a place where we can

better but get to a place where we can

better but get to a place where we can actually prevent illness and disease to

actually prevent illness and disease to

actually prevent illness and disease to begin with to let you live longer with a

begin with to let you live longer with a

begin with to let you live longer with a better quality of life and that brings

better quality of life and that brings

better quality of life and that brings us to a concept of scientific wellness

us to a concept of scientific wellness

us to a concept of scientific wellness the science of being well and that is

the science of being well and that is

the science of being well and that is the future of health care so how do we

the future of health care so how do we

the future of health care so how do we get there will we pull out the Star Trek

get there will we pull out the Star Trek

get there will we pull out the Star Trek tricorder we already have that with us

tricorder we already have that with us

tricorder we already have that with us we have all sorts of sensors many of you

we have all sorts of sensors many of you

we have all sorts of sensors many of you might be wearing fitbit’s or eye watches

might be wearing fitbit’s or eye watches

might be wearing fitbit’s or eye watches right now that can collect steps your

right now that can collect steps your

right now that can collect steps your sleep-wake cycle

sleep-wake cycle

sleep-wake cycle but we can do a lot more already and in

but we can do a lot more already and in

but we can do a lot more already and in the future not only are you gonna wear

the future not only are you gonna wear

the future not only are you gonna wear these devices some of them will be

these devices some of them will be

these devices some of them will be attached to you some of them will be

attached to you some of them will be

attached to you some of them will be implanted in you and then some of them

implanted in you and then some of them

implanted in you and then some of them are going to be in the environment

are going to be in the environment

are going to be in the environment collecting information on your health

collecting information on your health

collecting information on your health 24/7 in a passive way you won’t even

24/7 in a passive way you won’t even

24/7 in a passive way you won’t even know but we’ll have all this amazing

know but we’ll have all this amazing

know but we’ll have all this amazing data that will help us make better

data that will help us make better

data that will help us make better decisions about you will also have your

decisions about you will also have your

decisions about you will also have your personal blueprint your DNA and why is

personal blueprint your DNA and why is

personal blueprint your DNA and why is that important because when I appreciate

that important because when I appreciate

that important because when I appreciate the building blocks of you as an

the building blocks of you as an

the building blocks of you as an individual I can begin to see the

individual I can begin to see the

individual I can begin to see the disease’s that you might be predisposed

disease’s that you might be predisposed

disease’s that you might be predisposed to but even more exciting than that is

to but even more exciting than that is

to but even more exciting than that is we can begin to see what kinds of

we can begin to see what kinds of

we can begin to see what kinds of therapies or drugs that might work on

therapies or drugs that might work on

therapies or drugs that might work on you and maybe even more importantly the

you and maybe even more importantly the

you and maybe even more importantly the ones that won’t the ones that might

ones that won’t the ones that might

ones that won’t the ones that might cause you a serious side effect will

cause you a serious side effect will

cause you a serious side effect will know that before you even take your

know that before you even take your

know that before you even take your first dose imagine living in a world

first dose imagine living in a world

first dose imagine living in a world where you never have a side effect from

where you never have a side effect from

where you never have a side effect from a medication again or you never have a

a medication again or you never have a

a medication again or you never have a serious interaction because we’ve

serious interaction because we’ve

serious interaction because we’ve already figured that out for you before

already figured that out for you before

already figured that out for you before you took your therapy we know that

you took your therapy we know that

you took your therapy we know that telehealth is gonna bring better access

telehealth is gonna bring better access

telehealth is gonna bring better access there’s one healthcare organization in

there’s one healthcare organization in

there’s one healthcare organization in the u.s. that said by next year 50% of

the u.s. that said by next year 50% of

the u.s. that said by next year 50% of their patients are going to access

their patients are going to access

their patients are going to access primary care through a device like this

primary care through a device like this

primary care through a device like this an iPad or a computer Wow 50% sometimes

an iPad or a computer Wow 50% sometimes

an iPad or a computer Wow 50% sometimes we think about telehealth as just that

we think about telehealth as just that

we think about telehealth as just that interaction but I’d like to explain to

interaction but I’d like to explain to

interaction but I’d like to explain to you the concept of telepresence there’s

you the concept of telepresence there’s

you the concept of telepresence there’s a lot more that goes on in a visit than

a lot more that goes on in a visit than

a lot more that goes on in a visit than just that interaction there are tools

just that interaction there are tools

just that interaction there are tools that we can use remotely where the

that we can use remotely where the

that we can use remotely where the patient is

patient is

patient is also where the provider is and those

also where the provider is and those

also where the provider is and those things might be devices or diagnostic

things might be devices or diagnostic

things might be devices or diagnostic tools but sometimes they’re people other

tools but sometimes they’re people other

tools but sometimes they’re people other professionals that could be your friends

professionals that could be your friends

professionals that could be your friends and family that we can engage to help

and family that we can engage to help

and family that we can engage to help take care of you and that’s going to

take care of you and that’s going to

take care of you and that’s going to require a different set of skills down

require a different set of skills down

require a different set of skills down the road and we’ll talk about that a

the road and we’ll talk about that a

the road and we’ll talk about that a little bit later uh-oh this looks like a

little bit later uh-oh this looks like a

little bit later uh-oh this looks like a pug dog being flown around by a drone

well what is this about I’m not

well what is this about I’m not interested in a drone flying a pug dog

interested in a drone flying a pug dog

interested in a drone flying a pug dog but think about what drones could do

but think about what drones could do

but think about what drones could do with regards to changing access to

with regards to changing access to

with regards to changing access to health care particularly in rural areas

health care particularly in rural areas

health care particularly in rural areas I want to get you thinking about this

I want to get you thinking about this

I want to get you thinking about this concept of care wherever you are

concept of care wherever you are

concept of care wherever you are through drones if you get sick and

through drones if you get sick and

through drones if you get sick and you’re two and a half hours away from

you’re two and a half hours away from

you’re two and a half hours away from help we could drone out to you a

help we could drone out to you a

help we could drone out to you a diagnostic kit through telepresence you

diagnostic kit through telepresence you

diagnostic kit through telepresence you could be instructed on how to use that

could be instructed on how to use that

could be instructed on how to use that let’s say you have some kind of heart

let’s say you have some kind of heart

let’s say you have some kind of heart problems and we’re going to send you out

problems and we’re going to send you out

problems and we’re going to send you out a portable ultrasound unit will instruct

a portable ultrasound unit will instruct

a portable ultrasound unit will instruct you how to use it that data will

you how to use it that data will

you how to use it that data will instantaneously get back to a provider

instantaneously get back to a provider

instantaneously get back to a provider and they can say you know what you don’t

and they can say you know what you don’t

and they can say you know what you don’t need to move but we’re going to drone

need to move but we’re going to drone

need to move but we’re going to drone out to you a set of therapies that you

out to you a set of therapies that you

out to you a set of therapies that you need to apply and then you’ll be okay

need to apply and then you’ll be okay

need to apply and then you’ll be okay we’ve just saved a bunch of money we

we’ve just saved a bunch of money we

we’ve just saved a bunch of money we saved you potentially the danger of

saved you potentially the danger of

saved you potentially the danger of travel while you’re sick and we’ve taken

travel while you’re sick and we’ve taken

travel while you’re sick and we’ve taken care of you where you are imagine being

care of you where you are imagine being

care of you where you are imagine being on the road at a rest area and getting

on the road at a rest area and getting

on the road at a rest area and getting sick how would you get help through a

sick how would you get help through a

sick how would you get help through a drone we could get you help

drone we could get you help

drone we could get you help pretty darn quickly and I’ll take you

pretty darn quickly and I’ll take you

pretty darn quickly and I’ll take you one step further what if we had drones

one step further what if we had drones

one step further what if we had drones that could actually fly you to a place

that could actually fly you to a place

that could actually fly you to a place if you had some kind of urgent or

if you had some kind of urgent or

if you had some kind of urgent or critical need or fly a provider out to

critical need or fly a provider out to

critical need or fly a provider out to you if you couldn’t be moved Wow

okay we gotta take it up a notch I’m

okay we gotta take it up a notch I’m going to show you a short video that’s

going to show you a short video that’s

going to show you a short video that’s going to have four technologies I’m

going to have four technologies I’m

going to have four technologies I’m gonna begin to talk about them and let’s

gonna begin to talk about them and let’s

gonna begin to talk about them and let’s see what we have here

see what we have here

see what we have here the first thing is semi autonomous

the first thing is semi autonomous

the first thing is semi autonomous robotic surgery

robotic surgery

robotic surgery this is robotic surgery with minimal

this is robotic surgery with minimal

this is robotic surgery with minimal involvement from a human being but we

involvement from a human being but we

involvement from a human being but we are moving towards fully autonomous

are moving towards fully autonomous

are moving towards fully autonomous robotic surgery imagine going to a

robotic surgery imagine going to a

robotic surgery imagine going to a surgery where a doctor never touches you

surgery where a doctor never touches you

surgery where a doctor never touches you the next thing we’re looking at is

the next thing we’re looking at is

the next thing we’re looking at is augmented reality physicians can now use

augmented reality physicians can now use

augmented reality physicians can now use augmented reality to help them with the

augmented reality to help them with the

augmented reality to help them with the computer overlay over the reals scenario

computer overlay over the reals scenario

computer overlay over the reals scenario so that they know exactly what to do

so that they know exactly what to do

so that they know exactly what to do this is a little bit of a demonstration

this is a little bit of a demonstration

this is a little bit of a demonstration of artificial intelligence think IBM

of artificial intelligence think IBM

of artificial intelligence think IBM Watson the ability to have

Watson the ability to have

Watson the ability to have supercomputers which we all have one in

supercomputers which we all have one in

supercomputers which we all have one in our pocket with our phones the ability

our pocket with our phones the ability

our pocket with our phones the ability to have something like Watson to help us

to have something like Watson to help us

to have something like Watson to help us diagnose conditions and recommend the

diagnose conditions and recommend the

diagnose conditions and recommend the best treatment plans that is in part

best treatment plans that is in part

best treatment plans that is in part going to get you to be able to take care

going to get you to be able to take care

going to get you to be able to take care of yourself in the future and lastly you

of yourself in the future and lastly you

of yourself in the future and lastly you saw a video of what we call a digestible

saw a video of what we call a digestible

saw a video of what we call a digestible sensor a sensor you swallow that can

sensor a sensor you swallow that can

sensor a sensor you swallow that can then give us information about your

then give us information about your

then give us information about your inner workings when before all we could

inner workings when before all we could

inner workings when before all we could do is maybe open you up to get that

do is maybe open you up to get that

do is maybe open you up to get that information now we can give you a pill

information now we can give you a pill

information now we can give you a pill and get it holy cow

and get it holy cow

and get it holy cow let’s say you get sick and you have some

let’s say you get sick and you have some

let’s say you get sick and you have some significant organ damage right now your

significant organ damage right now your

significant organ damage right now your only option is to get a transplant but

only option is to get a transplant but

only option is to get a transplant but what you’re looking at on the screen is

what you’re looking at on the screen is

what you’re looking at on the screen is the future it’s a 3d organ printer and

the future it’s a 3d organ printer and

the future it’s a 3d organ printer and pretty soon we’re going to have the

pretty soon we’re going to have the

pretty soon we’re going to have the capability to make a customizable organ

capability to make a customizable organ

capability to make a customizable organ that is exactly like yours Wow I want to

that is exactly like yours Wow I want to

that is exactly like yours Wow I want to talk about social media and you’re like

talk about social media and you’re like

talk about social media and you’re like holy cow we thought social media was bad

holy cow we thought social media was bad

holy cow we thought social media was bad for your health but he can also be used

for your health but he can also be used

for your health but he can also be used for

for

for veterinarians in other countries are

veterinarians in other countries are

veterinarians in other countries are able to use social media to track the

able to use social media to track the

able to use social media to track the health of livestock and when livestock

health of livestock and when livestock

health of livestock and when livestock get ill their owners start to text and

get ill their owners start to text and

get ill their owners start to text and post the social media and veterinarians

post the social media and veterinarians

post the social media and veterinarians can actually track those texts on social

can actually track those texts on social

can actually track those texts on social media and then figure out what’s wrong

media and then figure out what’s wrong

media and then figure out what’s wrong with herds and then intervene before the

with herds and then intervene before the

with herds and then intervene before the sickness spreads imagine using social

sickness spreads imagine using social

sickness spreads imagine using social media for human beings in that same way

media for human beings in that same way

media for human beings in that same way we could do it so I’ve just given you a

we could do it so I’ve just given you a

we could do it so I’ve just given you a small glimpse into some of the potential

small glimpse into some of the potential

small glimpse into some of the potential future of healthcare but let’s talk a

future of healthcare but let’s talk a

future of healthcare but let’s talk a little bit now how we’re going to get

little bit now how we’re going to get

little bit now how we’re going to get all of you there because you’re gonna

all of you there because you’re gonna

all of you there because you’re gonna end up taking care of yourself because

end up taking care of yourself because

end up taking care of yourself because after this you’re all going to be

after this you’re all going to be

after this you’re all going to be physicians so what might you have to do

physicians so what might you have to do

physicians so what might you have to do well if you’re gonna be learning from

well if you’re gonna be learning from

well if you’re gonna be learning from computers and computers are going to be

computers and computers are going to be

computers and computers are going to be an integral part of the healthcare

an integral part of the healthcare

an integral part of the healthcare process then maybe you might need to

process then maybe you might need to

process then maybe you might need to learn how to code and if you say

learn how to code and if you say

learn how to code and if you say coatings to hard well you should at

coatings to hard well you should at

coatings to hard well you should at least know how a computer crunches data

least know how a computer crunches data

least know how a computer crunches data and what the algorithms mean because you

and what the algorithms mean because you

and what the algorithms mean because you know what happens right now physicians

know what happens right now physicians

know what happens right now physicians use about 15 pieces of data to help you

use about 15 pieces of data to help you

use about 15 pieces of data to help you get better but in the future we’re not

get better but in the future we’re not

get better but in the future we’re not gonna have a hundred or a thousand or a

gonna have a hundred or a thousand or a

gonna have a hundred or a thousand or a hundred thousand we’re gonna have a

hundred thousand we’re gonna have a

hundred thousand we’re gonna have a million data points on each and every

million data points on each and every

million data points on each and every one of you how do we figure out which

one of you how do we figure out which

one of you how do we figure out which ones are the important ones we’re gonna

ones are the important ones we’re gonna

ones are the important ones we’re gonna have to get better at that if we’re

have to get better at that if we’re

have to get better at that if we’re going to be using telehealth there is an

going to be using telehealth there is an

going to be using telehealth there is an art to communicating emotion and

art to communicating emotion and

art to communicating emotion and compassion across a video medium it’s

compassion across a video medium it’s

compassion across a video medium it’s not like we’re doing right now where I

not like we’re doing right now where I

not like we’re doing right now where I can look in the eye I could see your

can look in the eye I could see your

can look in the eye I could see your smile or your frown or your tiredness

smile or your frown or your tiredness

smile or your frown or your tiredness it’s harder to do that so maybe the

it’s harder to do that so maybe the

it’s harder to do that so maybe the clinicians of the future need acting

clinicians of the future need acting

clinicians of the future need acting classes maybe you better I’ll start

classes maybe you better I’ll start

classes maybe you better I’ll start prepare

if we’re gonna be printing 3d organs may

if we’re gonna be printing 3d organs may be our future clinicians need to

be our future clinicians need to

be our future clinicians need to understand a little bit about graphic

understand a little bit about graphic

understand a little bit about graphic design and how 3d printers work today

design and how 3d printers work today

design and how 3d printers work today their limitations and their capabilities

their limitations and their capabilities

their limitations and their capabilities so as we’re designing organs of the

so as we’re designing organs of the

so as we’re designing organs of the future we’ll know what we’re up against

if we’re gonna involve more people in

if we’re gonna involve more people in the team we have to be better leaders

the team we have to be better leaders

the team we have to be better leaders and we have to know how to work together

and we have to know how to work together

and we have to know how to work together as a team and lastly if we’re going to

as a team and lastly if we’re going to

as a team and lastly if we’re going to be flying pug dogs around in drones or

be flying pug dogs around in drones or

be flying pug dogs around in drones or bringing you medical supplies and

bringing you medical supplies and

bringing you medical supplies and therapies and using social media to help

therapies and using social media to help

therapies and using social media to help track disease and illness maybe it’s not

track disease and illness maybe it’s not

track disease and illness maybe it’s not too far-fetched to think that the

too far-fetched to think that the

too far-fetched to think that the trainees of today need to work with

trainees of today need to work with

trainees of today need to work with video games and need to involve

video games and need to involve

video games and need to involve simulation today what we know about

simulation today what we know about

simulation today what we know about surgeons who do lap Resaca laparoscopic

surgeons who do lap Resaca laparoscopic

surgeons who do lap Resaca laparoscopic surgery is that if they practice 10

surgery is that if they practice 10

surgery is that if they practice 10 minutes before they go into the surgical

minutes before they go into the surgical

minutes before they go into the surgical room on a laparoscopic simulator or a

room on a laparoscopic simulator or a

room on a laparoscopic simulator or a video game you will have a 25% better

video game you will have a 25% better

video game you will have a 25% better outcome in your procedure I want all my

outcome in your procedure I want all my

outcome in your procedure I want all my surgeons to be playing video games if

surgeons to be playing video games if

surgeons to be playing video games if we’re gonna get to this place where

we’re gonna get to this place where

we’re gonna get to this place where you’re your own physician someday

you’re your own physician someday

you’re your own physician someday there’s a lot of ethical questions we

there’s a lot of ethical questions we

there’s a lot of ethical questions we have to answer let me just throw out a

have to answer let me just throw out a

have to answer let me just throw out a few if we’re gonna use artificial

few if we’re gonna use artificial

few if we’re gonna use artificial intelligence to tell us what to do when

intelligence to tell us what to do when

intelligence to tell us what to do when do human beings get involved if we can

do human beings get involved if we can

do human beings get involved if we can make organs on demand is it okay that we

make organs on demand is it okay that we

make organs on demand is it okay that we abuse our organs because we know there’s

abuse our organs because we know there’s

abuse our organs because we know there’s a replacement right around the corner

a replacement right around the corner

a replacement right around the corner and if it’s true that sharing our

and if it’s true that sharing our

and if it’s true that sharing our personal data could improve the health

personal data could improve the health

personal data could improve the health of our neighbors or ourselves might we

of our neighbors or ourselves might we

of our neighbors or ourselves might we think differently about the privacy

think differently about the privacy

think differently about the privacy of our data and whether or not it should

of our data and whether or not it should

of our data and whether or not it should only be ours well you guys have been

only be ours well you guys have been

only be ours well you guys have been great applicants and I’m sure you’re

great applicants and I’m sure you’re

great applicants and I’m sure you’re gonna get into medical school someday

gonna get into medical school someday

gonna get into medical school someday thank you very much

thank you very much

thank you very much [Applause]

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