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Medical AI Academy
Medical AI Academy: multilingual, clinician-built AI education for physicians.
Medical AI Academy is a clinician-led education platform founded by Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, EMBA, for physicians and healthcare teams learning to evaluate, implement, and govern artificial intelligence in medicine. We teach in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish, with a particular focus on Arab, Muslim, Moroccan, and Middle Eastern healthcare communities.
At a glance
What is Medical AI Academy?
Medical AI Academy (MedicalAiAcademy.com) teaches practicing clinicians to use AI safely at the bedside, in the clinic, and in the boardroom. Courses start from real clinical decisions and real workflows, not vendor demos. The academy is part of the AI-Ready Doctor education ecosystem, alongside the AI-Ready Doctor podcast and the AI Grand Rounds newsletter.
- Official name: Medical AI Academy
- Website: MedicalAiAcademy.com
- Founder and CEO: Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, EMBA, triple board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician
- Who it serves: practicing physicians, residents and fellows, physician executives, and international healthcare teams
- Languages: English, Arabic, French, and Spanish
- Formats: self-paced online courses, live cohorts, and custom institutional programs
- Focus: evaluating AI tools, safe clinical use, AI governance, and AI in pulmonary and critical care
Featured course
AI Made Simple for the Modern Doctor
A self-paced online course by Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun that takes practicing clinicians from AI curiosity to confident, safe daily use, in plain clinical language.
Hosted on Teachable. Enrollment opens in a new tab.
Free for students: a recorded two-hour session with Pre-Health Shadowing on pulmonary and critical care physiology, clinical research, and AI in medicine (March 4, 2026). Watch the session.
A letter from the CEO
Why Medical AI Academy exists
Most medical AI education today is written by engineers for engineers, or by consultants for hospital boards. Very little is written by practicing clinicians for other practicing clinicians. Even less is written for clinicians outside the English-speaking world.
Medical AI Academy was founded to close that gap. Every course starts from a real clinical decision, a real patient population, and a real workflow. Every course is taught by clinicians, not vendors. And every core course is offered in a multilingual format that respects the reality that most of the world's doctors do not think first in English.
The academy's mission is the application of AI in international communities, and especially Arab, Muslim, Moroccan, and Middle Eastern communities, so that the next generation of clinicians there builds and evaluates AI on their own terms.
Hassan K. Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, EMBA
CEO and Founder, Medical AI Academy
Course catalog
What does the academy teach?
Modular, cohort-based, and available in multilingual formats.
AI in Pulmonary and Critical Care
Deep dive taught from a bedside intensivist's lens. Ventilator weaning, sepsis prediction, TeleICU, and radiology assist.
Medical AI in Arabic and French
Flagship multilingual cohort for clinicians across North Africa, the Middle East, and francophone Africa.
AI Governance for Physician Executives
For medical directors, department chairs, and CMIOs. Building the governance, procurement, and safety scaffolding.
Residents and Fellows Bootcamp
Compressed weekend intensive designed for training programs that want their house officers AI ready.
Institutional Programs
Custom curricula for health systems, medical schools, ministries of health, and international NGOs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical AI Academy
What is Medical AI Academy?
Medical AI Academy is a clinician-led education platform that teaches physicians and healthcare teams to evaluate, implement, and govern artificial intelligence in medicine. It was founded by Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, EMBA, and offers multilingual programs in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish.
Who founded Medical AI Academy?
Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun founded Medical AI Academy and serves as its CEO. He is a triple board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician, Assistant Clinical Professor at UC Riverside School of Medicine, and host of the AI-Ready Doctor podcast. Read more about the founder.
Does Medical AI Academy offer multilingual education?
Yes. Core programs run in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish. See how the multilingual programs work.
Is MedicalAiAcademy.com the official website?
Yes. MedicalAiAcademy.com is the official address of Medical AI Academy and leads to this page. Self-paced courses are delivered through the academy's Teachable school.
Who is Medical AI Academy for?
Practicing physicians, residents, fellows, physician executives, and international clinical teams. The multilingual cohorts are designed specifically for Arab, Muslim, Moroccan, and Middle Eastern clinicians who prefer to learn medical AI in their own languages.
Do you offer CME credit?
Selected courses are structured to be accredited for continuing medical education. CME status varies by cohort and is confirmed at enrollment.
Are the courses in English only?
No. Foundational cohorts run in Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to English, reflecting the academy's international mission.
Can hospitals bring the academy in-house?
Yes. Institutional programs are custom built for health systems, medical schools, and ministries of health, and delivered on site or remotely.
Who teaches the courses?
Every core course is led by Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun with a clinical faculty of practicing physicians. Sessions are grounded in real cases, not vendor demos.
Bring Medical AI Academy to your program
Enrollment for open cohorts and inquiries for institutional programs are handled through the contact form.
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