A new partnership will give GP registrars a role in developing clinical AI tools, while providing free access to Lyrebird’s AI scribe and training in safe AI use.
General Practice Registrars Australia and Australian clinical AI company Lyrebird Health will establish a national working group of GPRA members to help develop clinical AI tools.
GPRA represented about 22,000 members across different stages of training to become GPs and rural generalists.
From 2027, GPRA members would also receive 12 months of free access to Lyrebird Pro and an “AI-confidence curriculum” covering safe use of AI, billing, and portfolio careers.
GPRA president Dr Chris Dickie said AI was already changing community-based care, both through clinical documentation products and patients arriving at consultations with AI-generated health information.
“Working with Lyrebird, we can ensure the next generation of GPs and RGs can safely and confidently navigate this new technology and directly contribute to its development,” he said.
“This exciting new partnership gives future GPs and RGs a seat at the table shaping the tools they will use for the rest of their careers.”
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Lyrebird spokesperson Dr Ray Boyapati said the company would work with GPRA members to determine what clinicians needed from AI and what worked in practice.
“The doctors using these tools should be the ones shaping them, and that’s what we’re building with GPRA,” he said.
Dr Dickie, a newly fellowed NSW GP, said he used AI scribes in his own practice, but stressed clinicians should follow the requirements of their workplace and training organisation.
“Like any tool you use in medical practice or training, it’s important to discuss its use with your manager or supervisor, and follow the guidelines of your practice, training college, hospital or medical school.”
