AI and the Future of Patient Care: Event Series
The College of Health Professions invites you to a special event series exploring the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Gabriel Alain, PT, DPT, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University, will explore artificial intelligence as a tool to advance healthcare practice and education, and engage participants in dialogue about the future of healthcare and the role of institutional transformation.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Auditorium
College of Health Professions
900 E Leigh St.
Continue the conversation over lunch with CHP faculty and students as they share perspectives on applying AI in healthcare education and patient care.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room 1075
College of Health Professions
900 E Leigh St.
About our Keynote
Gabriel Alain, PT, DPT, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University and a trusted advisor with the Wexner Medical Center’s Analytical Center of Excellence. As a board-certified geriatric physical therapist, he works at the intersection of clinical care, learning health systems, and AI, focused on using technology intelligently to eliminate joyless work so clinicians can reinvest time in presence and compassionate care.
Gabe is candid about what’s at stake as capabilities accelerate: without thoughtful design, healthcare risks becoming efficient but cold. His work helps teams move from passive consumers to active shapers, co-designing tools with the people who know healthcare best: patients and practitioners. He evaluates technology with clinical-grade rigor, stress-testing for validity, protecting patient interests, and measuring real-world impact. His portfolio spans generative-AI adoption, surgical throughput and scheduling, and system-level improvement initiatives.
As an educator, he cultivates curiosity and practical fluency, digital literacy, critical reasoning, and reflective practice, so clinicians can separate signal from noise, collaborate with AI-enabled tools, and keep patients at the center of care.

