Building Trust & Transparency in the Age of AI: Behind the Data Curtain - February 28

Recorded On: 02/28/2024


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AI models are reliant upon the data that trains and fuels them. It is important for issues around data management, governance, and ethics to be considered in any decision about utilizing AI. Panelists will share how they are addressing data and ethics related concerns about the utilization of AI tools by highlighting best practices and sharing practical examples on how to leverage the tools and support innovation, while also protecting learner and patient data, addressing bias, and building strong data governance policies and procedures.

Lynn Cleary, MD

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Upstate Medical University

Dr. Lynn Cleary is Professor of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Upstate’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a member of the University Executive Committee. In addition to seeing patients and teaching, she collaborates with deans and faculty on educational program planning, learner assessment, program evaluation, university accreditation, institutional effectiveness, interprofessional education, and the university simulation center. Dr. Cleary is a Master of the American College of Physicians, past President of the New York chapter of the American College of Physicians, Honorary Member for Life of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and Past President of the Board of Directors of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Cecilia Barry, JD

Senior Corporate Counsel

AAMC

Cecilia Barry, JD, is Senior Corporate Counsel at the AAMC where she provides in-house legal counsel to the AAMC’s programs and staff, focusing on data privacy and security, technology, transactional, global, and research issues. Cecilia manages the AAMC’s privacy program where she drafts and implements policies, trains staff, prepares for and responds to data incidents, and consults with new business, research, and data initiatives. Cecilia is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and Boston College.

Ernie Perez, MS

Associate Provost and Executive Director, Medical Campus Information Technology

Boston University

Ernie currently serves as the Associate Provost and Executive Director of Boston University Medical Campus Information Technology. He leads the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) information technology team, including network infrastructure, systems, desktop support and service desk, application development and support, teaching and learning technologies, and research computing. The Medical Campus includes the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, and the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

Katherine Chang Chretien, MD

Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Katherine Chretien is Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs and Director of Medical Student Wellness at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Katherine graduated from Brown University before attending the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She completed an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Her academic focus has been on social media in medicine, medical education, narrative medicine, and well-being.  Prior roles include President of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM), Co-Chair of the AAMC Medical Student Civic Advocacy Workgroup, Chair of the Northeast Group on Student Affairs (NEGSA), and she is currently the NEGSA representative to the AAMC Committee on Student Affairs. She is the recipient of the Charles H. Griffith III Educational Research Award from CDIM and the Women Leaders in Medicine Award from the American Medical Students Association. Katherine is the author of the book "I Wish I Read This Book Before Medical School," that is focused on helping medical students thrive.

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