In collaboration with the Graduate School, the Department supports the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine concentration of the PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences. This concentration trains students in artificial intelligence technology and machine learning, with the goal of eventually paving the way to new treatment options for patients through AI-enhanced biomedical research.

Our ongoing partnership with Icahn School leadership has also led to artificial intelligence courses being incorporated into the broader Graduate School curriculum and Medical Education curriculum.

Meetings and Conferences

Beyond our educational programs, we anticipate providing a variety of regular events to foster a greater understanding of artificial intelligence. These include:

• The AI and Human Health Seminar Series, featuring guest lecturers, and available to all Icahn Mount Sinai students.
• The AI and Human Health Journal Club, a weekly meeting where students present scientific publications.
• The New Wave of AI in Healthcare Conference, an annual two-day event that gathers experts in machine learning, medicine, and other related fields. Co-hosted with the New York Academy of Sciences, the Department serves as the scientific host. The Conference offers students the opportunity to participate in the poster session, connect with researchers from around the world, and learn about the latest innovations and developments in the field.

The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Human Health Fellowship

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to transform society and healthcare. There is no area where AI can achieve a bigger impact than in science and medicine. Advances in computing power, learning algorithms, big data, and other technologies have the potential to make the world a happier, healthier place. Mount Sinai would like to ensure that the most brilliant minds in machine learning can focus on the development of in artificial intelligence for human health.

The Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the foremost department of its kind within a medical school. Our goal is to make the tools and techniques of AI available to all Mount Sinai researchers and physicians throughout the Health System’s eight hospitals and 400-plus ambulatory clinics.

To help build a world-class research program for AI- and data-driven innovation in human health, the department offers the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Human Health Fellowship. Our aim is to embed talented early-career machine-learning scientists across our health system, focusing on clinically relevant questions. We aim to reduce health disparities in our communities, improving patient outcomes, and propel science forward to new frontiers.

Throughout the duration of their tenure, all Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Human Health Fellows are expected to develop solid research programs, submit initial NIH grants, recognize Schmidt Sciences in research publications, and, ideally, become Assistant Professors within the Icahn School of Medicine upon the successful completion of their fellowship.