Physicians

Opportunity Overview

Handshake is looking for physicians to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional job. You’ll draw on your clinical training and hands-on experience in acute care, medicine, and surgery to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing physician. The Handshake AI program runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current role.

What You’ll Do

Use your clinical expertise to create expert-level tasks that today’s top AI models can’t solve, based on real clinical workflows such as diagnosis, differential reasoning, imaging and test interpretation, treatment planning, and procedural decision-making Review and evaluate AI-generated responses for clinical accuracy, patient safety, and alignment with current medical practice and guidelines Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance Work remotely and complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement Qualifications

Degree: Completed MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree Clinical training: Completed or currently enrolled in a residency or fellowship, or board certified or board eligible, in one of the specialties below Specialty depth: Working knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Acute care and medicine: Stroke and vascular neurology Critical care (medical, surgical, or trauma ICU) Emergency medicine, including point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) Cardiology: interventional (cath) and echocardiography Radiation oncology (contouring) Infectious disease OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine (obstetric ultrasound) Ophthalmology: retina or glaucoma (OCT) Surgery: General surgery Orthopedic trauma surgery (wrist, ankle, and hip fractures) and adult arthroplasty Oral and maxillofacial or craniofacial trauma surgery