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Although existing tiered and domain-based competency models have clarified general AI competency requirements, they offer limited guidance on how such competencies should be differentiated according to the roles healthcare professionals perform in practice.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to explore how AI-driven changes in healthcare shape competency requirements across professional roles and to develop differentiated competency frameworks and curriculum implications for 3 distinct roles: users, developers, and leaders.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Using a qualitative research design, we conducted in-depth interviews with 13 subject matter experts across academic medicine and dentistry, clinical practice, and the healthcare AI industry, who were recruited through 4 independent channels. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis with inductive coding organized around 3 research questions and published competency frameworks serving as sensitizing concepts. Trustworthiness was supported through investigator triangulation, member checking, an audit trail, and attention to researcher reflexivity and positionality.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n We identified a role-differentiated competency framework with a layered structure as follows: (1) Users require machine learning and data literacy to understand where algorithms fail and scrutinize data origins and biases; the ability to select best-fit AI solutions and set appropriate thresholds for human-machine delegation; and a high degree of AI-related professionalism to work responsibly with AI by recognizing its limits, critically appraising outputs, maintaining clinical accountability, preserving patient-centered care, and updating knowledge continuously; (2) Developers add operational competencies, including validating systems across technical performance, clinical relevance, and regulatory compliance; bridging the language gap between clinical needs and technical refinements; and fostering a challenging, problem-solving mindset to address real-world clinical bottlenecks; and (3) Leaders focus on system-level competencies, including macro-level strategic planning, governing medical AI across its full lifecycle\u2014selection, validation, deployment, and monitoring\u2014through policy \u201croads\u201d and governance frameworks, and optimizing systemic resource utilization while orchestrating trust-based collaboration that safeguards care quality. Rather than a strictly cumulative hierarchy, the roles represent analytic distinctions with shared foundational competencies. This framework translates these competencies into corresponding curriculum implications across the health professions education continuum.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n This study identifies role-differentiated AI competencies and proposes a corresponding curriculum scaffold for healthcare education. 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