The AI.Health4All Center for Health Equity using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming health care and medical practice at a rapid rate. The University of Illinois College of Medicine has a unique role to play in AI/ML research by bringing to this work an equity approach that ensures that health disparities are addressed.
The College of Medicine has established the AI.Health4All Center to support research, training, education, and innovation at the intersection of health equity and advanced technology.
Our Mission Heading link
To use innovative technologies (or machine learning and artificial intelligence) and community partnership to promote health equity and improve health care services for diverse, underserved, and minority populations through clinical research and translational medicine.
Our Initiatives Heading link
In its initial phase of growth, the AI.Health4All Center will support five major initiatives:
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Faculty Recruitment/Domain Hiring
- Faculty can be at any rank (Instructor to Professor).
- Research interests in AI/ML domain that intersects with health equity.
- An established portfolio of research grants or potential for future funding.
- Single investigators or research teams are welcome under this hiring initiative.
Open Faculty Positions
- Transformative AI/ML & Health Equity (Open Rank Faculty – Tenure System) Physician Scientist
- Transformative AI/ML & Health Equity (Open Rank Faculty – Non-Tenure System) Physician Scientist
- Transformative AI/ML & Health Equity (Open Rank Faculty – Tenure System) Scientist
- Transformative AI/ML & Health Equity (Open Rank Faculty – Non-Tenure System) Scientist
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Postdoctoral Scholar positions
See the OVCR Postdoc Opportunities Board for open Postdoc positions.
Apply for Funding for Postdoctoral Scholars
The AI.Health4All Center invites you to apply for funding for Postdoctoral Scholar positions focused on the fields of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning to promote health equity.Submission Deadline: August 1, 2024
This application is for funding for salary & benefits (at NIH-defined levels) for Postdoctoral Scholar positions focused on the fields of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning to Promote Health Equity. Units are expected to provide the infrastructure to support these scholars and their research. Appointments will be for a 2-year period.
This application is for funding for salary & benefits (at NIH-defined levels) for Postdoctoral Scholar positions focused on the fields of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning to Promote Health Equity. Units are expected to provide the infrastructure to support these scholars and their research. Appointments will be for a 2-year period.
College of Medicine Departments will:
- Identify the candidates for these positions.
- Provide discipline or clinical mentorship.
- Cover non-salary costs and infrastructure for the research.
The AI.Health4All Center will:
- Cover all salary costs for these appointments (at NIH-defined levels).
- Provide mentorship and support for these postdocs in the case that the department lacks technical or research experts.
- Prove support for K award development and applications.
The application for this funding (due August 1, 2024) is available here.
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Monthly Hybrid Seminars
Location:
Westside Research Office Building, Room #261
1747 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608.Date/Time:
- September 27, 2023, 3:00 PM – Neeraj Chhabra, Dr. Neeraj Chhabra will present the lecture: “Automating the Detection of Opioid Misuse in the Emergency Department Setting”
- October 25, 2023, 3:00 PM – François Modave, Dr. François Modave will present the lecture: “Building Capacity in Artificial Intelligence for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety”
- November 29, 2023, 3:00 PM – Desmond Patton, Dr. Patton will present the lecture “Firearm Prevention 2.0: Unlocking the Potential and Challenges of AI and Social Media Innovations”
- December 20, 2023, 3:00 PM – Jonathan Chen, Dr. Chen will present the lecture “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Fountain of Creativity or Pandora’s Box?”
- January 31, 2024, 3:00 PM –Leena Mithal, Dr. Mithal will present the lecture: “Strategies to unravel the impact of perinatal exposures on maternal, infant, and child health.”
- February 28, 2024, 3:00 PM – Jim Rehg , “The Measurement and Modeling of Social Behavior in Infancy.” See info on Event
- March 20, 2024, 3:00 PM – Lisa Lehmann. Dr. Lehmann will present the lecture “Algorithmic Justice and Responsible AI in Healthcare.” See info on Event
- April 24, 2024, 3:00 PM – Yoon Soo Park
- May 28, 2024, 12:00 pm – Tyler Berzin, Dr. Berzin will present the lecture “Myths, Merits, and Models: An Early Look at AI Integration in Endoscopy.”
- June 26, 2024, 3:00 PM – Ruma Bhaumik. Dr. Baumik will present the lecture “Enhancing Healthcare Analytics with AI: Evaluating Patient Satisfaction and Mistrust through Reinforcement Learning.”
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Become a Community Partner by joining the AI.Health4All Center Community Advisory Board
To further develop our work and assure that it is inclusive, explained the right way, and helpful to patients, the AI.Health4All Center team needs community voices like yours to partner with us. We are looking to develop a coalition of partners across industry, academic, and community members to champion this work while standing at the forefront of technological innovations. The collaborations help to develop a team which can revolutionize the future of healthcare, together.
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Members
We invite you to join us to develop groundbreaking innovations within artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) that have the potential for transforming healthcare for all, particularly for historically marginalized populations.
Please tell us more about yourself and your interest in the AI.Health4All Center on this survey
Executive Leadership Board
- Meenakshy Aiyer, MD, MACP, MHPE
- Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD
- Andy Boyd, MD
- R. V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS
- Barbara Di Eugenio, PhD
- Karl Kochendorfer, MD, FAAFP
- Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD
- Jeffrey Loeb, MD, PhD
- Robin Mermelstein, PhD
- Kal Pasupathy, PhD, MS
- Audrius Polikaitis, PhD
- Bellur Prabhakar, PhD, MSc
- Heather Prendergast, MD, MS, MPH, MHA
- Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA, MHA
Faculty Members
- William Ackerman, MD
- Marc Atkins, PhD
- Runa Bhaumik, PhD
- Linda Feng Chang, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, MPH
- Sarah Donohue, PhD, MPH
- Anthony Dwyer, PhD, MS, AHFP
- Anwar Jebran, MD
- Sara Kelly, PhD, MPH
- Brian Layden, MD, PhD
- Mathew Mathew, PhD
- Aida Mihajlovic, MD
- Ryan Nguyen, DO
- Kunal Patel, MD, MBA
- Beatriz Peñalver Bernabé, PhD
- Susan Ramiro, MD
- Ameen Salahudeen, MD, PhD
- Shoji Samson, DO
- Ruben Sauer calvo, MD
- Angel Scanzera, OD, MPH, FAAO, FSLS
- Alan Schwartz, PhD
- Neil Smalheiser, MD, PhD
- Mohammad Soleimani, MD, FICO
- Manu Sood, MBBS, FRCPCH, MD, MSc
- Melvin Speisman, MD, FACP
- Radhika Sreedhar, MD, MS, FACPMS
- Perry Tsai, MD, PhD
- Yue Xu, PhD, MSW
- Weihai Zhan, PhD
Affiliate Members
- Dean Dang, MS
- Mohan Zalake, PhD
- Elen Zheleva, PhD
- Andre Pavkovic, MS
- Amani Abusamha, MD
- Chuka Emezue, PhD, MPH, MPA, CHES
- Lisa Lehmann, MD, PhD
- Michelle Tosin, PhD, MSN
- Haleh Vatani, PhD
- P. Melissa Hernandez, MA
- Gerald Stapleton, MS Ed
Trainee Members
- Ahmad Elzokaky, MD
- Haritha George, MBA, Mtech
- Beatriz Gomez
- Minna Hassaballa
- Qianming Jiang, PhD
- Syed Khalid, MD
- William Liem, MSW
- Cammeo Mauntel-Medici, MPH
- Rogerio Nespolo, MSc
- Vivian Pan, MS
- Haleh Vatani, PhD
- David Wu
- Ali Zaidi
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Join our listserv by sending an email to AIHealth4All@uic.edu
The AI.Health4All Center Events Heading link
Contact Us Heading link
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Niranjan Karnik, MD, PhD
Interim Director
The J. Usha Raj Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics
Director, Institute for Juvenile Research
Co-Director, Center for Clinical & Translational Science
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Rebecca Feinstein, MPH, MSW, PhD
Administrative Director
Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
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Neeraj Chhabra, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor, AI.Health4All Center
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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Darvin Yi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Co-Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology (Ai-O) Center
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Dale L. Smith, PhD
Senior Data Scientist, AI.Health4All Center
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Kunal Patel, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Director, Clinical Informatics
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Randy A. Boley Jr., BA
Senior Research Manager
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Sherri Richardson, MBA
Operations Manager, AI.Health4All Center
sherrir@uic.edu, Website