Prof Werner Cordier, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Pretoria obtained his PhD in Pharmacology in 2016, and National Research Foundation Y2-rating in 2022. His biomedical research focuses on using advanced cell culture models to elucidate molecular factors that facilitate chemoresistance and dormancy in cancer so that better drug development platforms can be established for nanomedicine and indigenous knowledge systems. He has published 35 papers, with a diverse range of students graduated under his (co-)supervision (39 Honours; 9 Masters; 2 Doctoral). Apart from his biomedical research, he has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Institute of FAIMER’s health professions education fellowship, and a second PhD in Curriculum and Instructional Design and Development with a focus on aligning pharmacology education with healthcare practitioner workplace competencies to ensure fit-for-purpose graduates. Given his involvement in the health professions education community, Prof Cordier also serves as Faculty member of the Association for Health Professions Education and Leadership and Associate Editor on the African Journal for Health Professions Education. Although his health professions education research focuses on graduate competency development and its involvement with professional identity formation, the implication of technology in education has become a passion for him. In belief of its potential, he is currently investigating the streamlining and advancement properties towards student and staff development, particularly in how it may promote student preparation for learning and postgraduate studies while minimising the administrative that academics often face. Although very excited and optimistic about the potentials of artificial intelligence in health professions education, he also approaches its implementation with caution due to the importance of appropriateness and ethics that needs to be maintained.