Navigating Biomedical Informatics Education in the Age of AI

Presentation Time: 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Abstract Keywords: Education and Training, Educational Collaboration, Teaching Innovation
Primary Track: Foundations
Programmatic Theme: Academic Informatics / LIEAF
Moderator: Edward Shortliffe, MD, PhD, MACP, FACMI, FIAHSI
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

The increasing capabilities and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are beginning to bring about transformative
changes in how we must reshape instructional approaches to prepare future biomedical informatics (BMI)
professionals and researchers. As these AI systems continue to evolve and become even more dynamic and adaptive, we must assure that our students become committed to advancing healthcare through data-driven innovation and ethical practices. In designing suitable BMI curricula, we face several challenges. Students must develop a holistic understanding of diverse and rapidly evolving methods that span a variety of biomedical application domains (from basic biomedical science and clinical care to public health and health administration). We have already seen the importance of placing AI in the context of ethical, representative, and human concerns, which have been accentuated by some of the unique characteristics of these new systems and approaches.

Speaker(s):
Vimla Patel, PhD
New York Academy of Medicine

Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, MD
University of Washington

Wendy Chapman, PhD
University of Melbourne

Author(s):
Vimla Patel, PhD - New York Academy of Medicine; Vimla Patel, Phd, DSc - Cognitive Studies in Medicine and Public Health, The New York Academy of Medicine; Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, MD - University of Washington; Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, MD - University of Washington; Wendy Chapman, PhD - University of Melbourne; Edward Shortliffe, MD, PhD, MACP, FACMI, FIAHSI - Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University;