Students interested in studying artificial intelligence can apply for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s new AI in medicine master’s degree next year.
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recently approved a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This new program begins enrollment in spring 2025 and is part of UAB’s larger efforts to incorporate AI in health care.
“The big picture is by 2025, the UAB School of Medicine will have the largest and most comprehensive program in AI in medicine, not just in the southeast or nationally, but globally,” said Dr. Rubin Pillay, assistant dean in the School of Medicine and executive director in the Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.
The programs include a current graduate certificate in artificial intelligence in medicine. The MS program, which took two years to develop, will build on the graduate certificate.
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