White Pine Clinic’s AI Statement

AI, currently in its infancy, is proliferating rapidly in healthcare. We will continue to monitor its development, but our testing so far of the state-of-the art tools designed for Chinese medical practice has revealed unreliability. It is our opinion that AI has not yet been sufficiently vetted for deployment in traditional Asian medical practices and may put patients at risk.

For more than 25 years, White Pine Clinic has provided Southern Arizonans with exceptional traditional Chinese medical care. We never delegate any clinical work to interns, assistants, or associates. From the initial interview, through case analysis and diagnosis, and up to and including all of the therapies we provide, every aspect of your healthcare is in the hands of a practitioner with decades of experience—who is dedicated to improving the wellness of the people in his community.

While other clinics may have already begun incorporating AI systems to evaluate their cases, make diagnoses, select acupuncture points or formulas and their ingredients, and to assess outcomes and modify treatments as needed, we understand that you have chosen our clinic based on the credentials, experience, and successes of a veteran practitioner—not in the hope that we use the most advanced AI tools. Our promise to you is that no aspect of our clinical work is outsourced to artificial intelligence. We are committed to continuing this 2,500-year-old medical tradition as it was intended to be practiced, utilizing new technology when appropriate but always maintaining the fundamental integrity of Chinese Medicine.