OpenAI has launched 'ChatGPT for Clinicians,' a specialized version of its AI model designed to support medical documentation and research, available for free to verified individual clinicians in the U.S., according to the company.
The new tool targets physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists. OpenAI stated the release aims to reduce administrative burdens like medical research and documentation so medical professionals can focus on patient care.
Recent data shows a surge in medical professionals adopting AI. According to a 2026 survey by the American Medical Association cited by OpenAI, 72% of physicians now use AI in clinical practice, up from 48% the previous year.
Millions of clinicians already use ChatGPT weekly for tasks such as care consults and writing. OpenAI reported that clinician usage of the platform has more than doubled over the past year.
Clinical workflows and research tools
OpenAI built the new version using input from hundreds of physician advisors. The platform includes features such as 'trusted clinical search,' which provides real-time, cited answers based on peer-reviewed medical sources.
Clinicians can also use the tool to automate repeatable workflows, such as generating referral letters, prior authorizations, and patient instructions. The software allows for deep research across medical journals, compiling well-cited reports from trusted sources in minutes.
One physician advisor described the tool's utility, stating, "This version of ChatGPT is as close to an ideal clinical support partner as it gets. It’s like an on-demand consultant I can engage on everything from current guidelines to billing and coding, with the added benefit of broad access to pediatric and pediatric subspecialty literature."
Additional features include the ability for certain evidence reviews to automatically count toward continuing medical education (CME) credits. OpenAI also noted that HIPAA compliance support is available through a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for eligible accounts.
To ensure accuracy, OpenAI is introducing HealthBench Professional, an open benchmark designed to evaluate clinician chat tasks across care consults, documentation, and research. The company stated that its physician advisors have reviewed more than 700,000 model responses to evaluate quality, reasoning, and safety.
