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The SMU Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences Education

The Institute:

  • aims to lead in responsibly harnessing generative AI to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarship,  
  • supports the faculty in effectively leveraging generative AI technologies to provide transformative learning,  experiences that develop students' critical thinking skills, 
  • advises on policies for equitable student AI access and upholds academic integrity and ethics, and
  • promotes transparent, bias-aware AI uses that enrich insights, expand accessibility, and prepare health sciences students to utilize these technologies in future practice.

Questions?

For more information, contact Liz Winer (lwiner@samuelmerritt.edu)            

Watch the Institute Speaker Series videos

Speaker Series

Attend these talks from the SMU Institute for Generative AI in Education to learn how your colleagues are using AI for teaching and learning.


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Demystifying AI

by Lorien Pratt, PhD (Quantellia)
November 2, 2023
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Empowering the Next Generation: How Nursing Students Embrace AI in Right-to-Die Assignments

by Paulina Van, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
November 9, 2023 / Watch the recording (opens in new tab).

Paulina Van
Paulina Van
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Student Perceptions Using ChatGPT and If Time is Money… AI Will Save You a Lot of Money

by Diane Tom, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, ATP
and Tal Sraboyants, DNP, FNP-CN CHFN, PHN
November 21, 2023 / Watch the recording (opens in new tab).

Tal Sraboyants
Tal Sraboyants
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Hey Siri: Do You Do Med Ed Yet? Practicing Patient Interviews Using AI Virtual Patient Avatars

by Amin Azzam, MD, MA
November 29, 2023 / Watch the recording (opens in new tab).

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Amin Azzam
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Knowing What You Know and When It's Time to Ask AI and Current Uses for AI as a Learning Tool

by Mary Premenko-Lanier, PhD
and Mark Razzante, DPM
December 13, 2023 / Watch the recording (opens in new tab).

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Assess Positive Deviant Behaviors

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by Rhea Kimpo, PhD
March 7, 2024 / Watch the recording (opens in new tab).

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Watch the Mastering the Basics of Generative AI videos

Brief Introduction to Gen AI for Students

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Why AI at SMU?
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Getting Started with Generative AI
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How to Prompt AI to Write Case Studies
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Questions?

For more information, contact Liz Winer (lwiner@samuelmerritt.edu)            

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