The University of Alabama at Birmingham has launched a Master of Science degree in artificial intelligence in medicine, the first of its kind in the Southeast, according to the university.
The graduate degree will be offered through the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine.
“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 Dr. Anupam Agarwal, 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.”
The M.S. degree in AIM will focus on comprehensive graduate training in four key areas including foundations, applications, integration and design of AI application through dissertation research. The integrated curriculum is developed in collaboration with the UAB schools of Engineering, Business and Health Professions and the College of Arts and Sciences.
