Posted 4/9/2024, 9:00:00 AM
Penn Medicine Names New AI and Data Leaders to Expand Use of Technology
- University of Pennsylvania named Marylyn Ritchie as first vice dean of AI to develop strategy for incorporating AI into medical education and research
- Mitchell Schnall appointed first SVP of data and technology to expand AI use across Penn Medicine hospitals and clinics
- Goal is to establish best practices for vetting and using AI tools as the technology becomes more common in medicine
- Ritchie will oversee committee to make recommendations on how to incorporate AI into medical training programs
- Schnall interested in using AI to create "clinical context" summaries of patients' histories to help doctors quickly digest medical records