Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Applications

The Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Applications program from MIT xPRO is an online learning experience designed for healthcare professionals, technical leaders, and innovators like you seeking to apply AI in healthcare environments. 

As AI rapidly transforms the healthcare industry, many professionals face the challenge of translating complex AI concepts into practical, scalable solutions. This program addresses that gap through self-paced modules, expert-led instruction, case studies, and applied projects focused on AI models, machine learning (ML), and real-world healthcare applications. You will gain the knowledge to evaluate AI technologies, deploy AI solutions ethically, and improve patient outcomes across evolving healthcare systems.

MIT xPRO’s Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare program is ideal for:

• Technical professionals in the healthcare industry: Technical product managers, product managers, directors of product, product design managers, engineering managers, technology project managers, directors of engineering, and directors of technology, who are looking to drive the adoption of AI in healthcare at their organizations by adding AI products and services that empower patient care

• Entrepreneurs: Innovators and business leaders who are guiding teams and organizations in designing healthcare solutions that harness AI technology to impact millions of lives

• Clinical leaders: Senior physicians, department chairs, medical directors, chief medical officers, physician service line directors, nurse leaders, hospital administrators, directors of clinical services, and nursing/medical school deans who are seeking to sharpen their understanding of AI products and methodologies to advance patient care and identify new opportunities emerging in the field

• Technology consultants in healthcare: Consultants in hospitals, digital health, pharmaceuticals, med tech, research, and insurance who are responsible for shaping the AI strategies for organizations and are, therefore, looking to upgrade their knowledge about new technologies

A basic understanding of AI, ML, data science, and AI in healthcare is beneficial in order to gain maximum value from this program.

The program will help you to:

Build a Foundation

• Learn about the AI design process model through its various stages

• Understand different machine learning algorithms and how they can be applied in varying scenarios

• Examine neural network NLP algorithms and their widespread application

• Discover the possibilities and limitations of biomechatronics

Apply Your Skills

• Use the four stages of the AI design process model to solve a technical healthcare problem

• Run an implementation of a single- and multi-layer perceptron in Python

• Develop an idea for an ingestible robot to solve a healthcare problem

• Use the Peloton framework, designed by research scientist Brian Subirana, within your specific healthcare domain

Execute

• Assess business and technical requirements for AI

• Map the AI design process and arrive at a cost model

• Resolve a communication problem while using prosthetics

• Develop an AI product or service for healthcar

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