The advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data promises to revolutionize the field of healthcare. From improving diagnostic accuracy to personalizing patient care, big data and analytics will transform the way healthcare is delivered around the world and will shape the future of medicine. Thus, this organization seeks to bring together students from all disciplines who have a keen interest in this incredibly innovative field. We hope to provide an environment for collaboration between students who have different backgrounds in data science, medicine, business, and other fields to explore and develop new ideas that can be applied to the world of health care. As the field of healthcare analytics and AI in medicine continues to grow immensely, our organization will serve as a platform to enable students to become the next generation of leaders in this transformative field.
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The promise of artificial intelligence in medicine is to provide composite, panoramic views of individuals' medical data; to improve decision making; to avoid errors such as misdiagnosis and unnecessary procedures; to help in the ordering and interpretation of appropriate tests; and to recommend treatment."
- Dr. Eric Topol, Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
The single most unused person in healthcare is the patient."
- Dr. David Cutler, MIT Review
That’s going to be the story for the next year or so: [digital health] moving from a curiosity, to a research tool, to an actual mainstream, accepted clinical tool. I think it’s very exciting.”
- Corey Bridges, Former CEO of LifeMap Solutions