Free virtual lecture to cover AI and LLM use in pain research

An upcoming virtual lecture sponsored by the Osteopathic Research Center at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) will address the opportunities and obstacles of using large language models (LLMs) and AI in pain research.

The lecture is the Osteopathic Research Center’s annual Goldstein Lecture honoring Murray Goldstein, DO, MPH, whose leadership helped establish the center in 2002.

Presented by Subhash Aryal, PhD, the lecture will take place via Zoom on Oct. 7, 2026, at 12 p.m. CT. The lecture is free but registration is required; attendees can register on UNTHSC’s Zoom page. Physicians can earn 1 AOA Category 2A CME credit or 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ by attending the lecture. 

Dr. Aryal is a professor and director of the Biostatistics and Methods Core at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Aryal earned his PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has served in leadership roles at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directed the BECCA Lab, and at UNT Health, where he held a tenured appointment in the School of Public Health.

Dr. Aryal has made sustained contributions over 15 years to osteopathic medicine and chronic pain research through his longstanding affiliation with the Osteopathic Research Center, including in his role as director of biostatistics.

His collaborative work with the PRECISION Pain Research Registry has generated critical evidence pertaining to osteopathic medicine, including the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment, and to the benefits and harms of opioid therapy, long-term outcomes of lumbar spine surgery, aspects of the patient-physician relationship such as clinical empathy, communication, and shared decision-making, and the impact of racial disparities and social determinants of health in chronic pain treatment and outcomes.

More information about the lecture and Dr. Aryal is available on the UNTHSC website.