Academic community of practice marks another milestone

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Academic community of practice marks another milestone

 
POSTED ON Jan 21, 2025
 

On January 16, leaders from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the National Institutes of Health’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program came together to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning with the future of Indigenous education.

This meeting marked another milestone for the groundbreaking academic community of practice.

AIM-AHEAD is dedicated to enhancing the participation of underrepresented researchers and communities in the development of AI and machine learning models.

The program seeks to improve the capabilities of emerging technologies, starting with electronic health records (EHR) and extending to other data sources to address health disparities and inequities.

The kick-off information session was held under the theme “AIM-AHEAD: Building an Academic Community of Practice in AI and Machine Learning Among Tribal Colleges and Universities.”

The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Systems, Management, and Policy at the Colorado School of Public Health.

Representatives from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the National Institutes of Health, and AIM-AHEAD also delivered presentations about their respective initiatives.

AIM-AHEAD’s Bridge2AI Training Programs aim to increase diversity among researchers in artificial intelligence and machine learning by utilizing Bridge2AI resources.

Trainees are provided with an $8,000 stipend along with a $2,000 travel allowance.

Additionally, the National Institutes of Health Common Fund has requested community input to identify challenges and opportunities for advancing precision medicine in artificial intelligence, specifically by integrating clinical imaging with multimodal data.

Recently, the South Dakota Searchlight published an article discussing how health researchers in the state are testing and applying artificial intelligence.

One highlighted project is AIM-AHEAD-funded research at South Dakota State University conducted by federal health officials.

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