How to Write Effective Generative AI Prompts for Family Medicine

KEVIN KINDLER; OLGA KRAVCHENKO; STACY BARTLETT

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How to Write Effective Generative AI Prompts for Family Medicine

KEVIN KINDLER, MD

OLGA KRAVCHENKO, PhD

STACY BARTLETT, MD

FPM. 2025;32(5):12-16.

Author disclosures: no relevant financial relationships.

This content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Effective prompts are key to using many artificial intelligence tools. The sample prompts in this article follow the “four Rs” framework.

Dr. Kindler is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and faculty clinical informatics fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

Dr. Kravchenko is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Bartlett is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and faculty at UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency in Pittsburgh.

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