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General Internal Medicine Physicians

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

67,150 people do this job in the US. $256,560 a year.

now
34%

of the working time. Estimate.

Kinds of work
  • 55%
  • 8%
  • 36%
8%

Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.

Half the desk work within reach
Already

On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.

Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030

0%25%50%75%100%2027202820292030NowDesk work: 55% of the time
Chosen to Ceiling: the share
DateNow
NowEnd of 2030

What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .

At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.

How far this has come

With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 32%. Today's estimate: 34%.

0%10%20%30%40%2023202420252026GPT-4, March 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4 Turbo (Nov 2023), November 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4o, May 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June 2024), June 2024: 0% within reacho1-preview, September 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct 2024), October 2024: 0% within reacho1, December 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.7 Sonnet, February 2025: 2% within reacho3, April 2025: 10% within reachGPT-5, August 2025: 13% within reachGemini 3 Pro, November 2025: 19% within reachClaude Opus 4.5, November 2025: 19% within reachGPT-5.2, December 2025: 21% within reachClaude Opus 4.6, February 2026: 22% within reachClaude Mythos Preview (early), April 2026: 32% within reachToday (estimate), September 2026: 34% within reach
Each step is a new best model measured by METR, four in five; the dashed end is today's estimate. Point at a dot for the model.

A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.

The tasks

Sorted by . 19 tasks from .

TaskKind
Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses.Done daily by most who do it.19%2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks1%Half by Sep 2028
Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 9%50 min25 min to 2.1 hStays with people
Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task.9%38 min17 min to 1.3 h100%Half by now
Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.Done several times a day by most who do it. 8%1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h92%Half by now
Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 8%33 min17 min to 1.3 hStays with people
Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 7%33 min17 min to 1.3 hStays with people
Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.Done more than yearly by most who do it.7%2.5 work days6.7 h to 1 work weekStays with people
Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 5%25 min8 min to 50 minStays with people
Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task.5%21 min8 min to 38 min100%Half by now
Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 4%17 min8 min to 38 minStays with people
Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.Done hourly or more by most who do it. 4%17 min8 min to 38 min100%Half by now
Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task.3%13 min4 min to 25 min100%Half by now

Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.

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