UAB launches Southeast’s first graduate degree program focused on AI in medicine

By: Alicia Rohan

UAB is offering a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in medicine following recent approval from the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

The new graduate degree program through the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine is the first of its kind in the Southeast that is designed to provide a dynamic educational degree experience that equips students with the knowledge and skills required to excel in the evolving intersection of medicine and artificial intelligence.

“This is a unique degree program in the Birmingham medical community that will enable engineers, computer scientists and future clinical practitioners to adopt an integrated approach to improving human health that leverages artificial intelligence,” said Anupam Agarwal, M.D., senior vice president of Medicine and dean of the Heersink School of Medicine. “We are meeting the growing demand for professional education and technical expertise at the graduate level for training in artificial intelligence in medicine. Our goal is to provide graduate-level professionals with AI application skill sets from various backgrounds to adopt an integrated approach to improving human health and patient outcomes.”

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