Writing

Notes on AI,
medicine, and building

Essays on where artificial intelligence actually changes the work, written by a practicing medical oncologist who also builds the tools. Industry analysis when the news deserves a second look, and practical guides when clinicians need something they can use on Monday.

Dr. Roupen Odabashian, MD, FRCPC, FASCO

Latest

Updated August 2026

NVIDIA Is Not Buying the Models

Last year Hugging Face turned down $500 million from NVIDIA. This week NVIDIA is reportedly buying the whole company for $12.9 billion, roughly 86 times revenue. The models are free to download, so they aren't what it's buying. What it's buying is intent, the open-weight wave, and a defense against its own customers' silicon.

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Guides for clinicians

Companions to the webinar series
Session 1 · July 3, 2026

AI Scribes for Physicians

What AI scribes actually do, how Heidi, OpenEvidence and Doximity Live compare, a four-phase rollout plan, and the HIPAA and PIPEDA questions to settle before you record a patient.

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Session 2 · July 9, 2026

AI + Notion: Physician Productivity

Using an AI agent with Gmail, Google Calendar, PubMed and Notion to automate email triage, scheduling and literature tracking, and get back the workday each week that admin quietly takes.

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Session 3 · July 16, 2026

Custom GPTs vs Claude Skills

Interactive tools versus unattended automation. A three-question decision framework, build steps for each, healthcare examples including trial matching, and what compliance changes.

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Session 4 · July 25, 2026

Vibe Coding: Build Your Own Clinical Tools

Going from user to builder. Describe the tool you wish existed in plain English, compare Lovable, Base44, Replit and VS Code with Claude Code, and learn the five rules that keep you safe.

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Every guide above is the written companion to a free session of AI as Your Clinical Companion, a four-part series for practicing clinicians. Not sponsored, not affiliated. Watch the recordings →