Udacity, the global online learning platform that trains the world’s workforce for the careers of the future, launched its AI for Healthcare Nanodegree program. The project-based courses are taught by industry-leading AI and healthcare experts and designed to provide learners with the practical experience and resources needed to work and advance in the healthcare field. Today’s announcement is part of Udacity’s inaugural AI for Healthcare in the Time of COVID -19 Virtual Conference, taking place May 12 and 13 in front of an online audience of over 10,000 healthcare professionals and decision-makers.
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“Artificial intelligence has the potential to bring about monumental improvements in any industry where data is collected, but few fields have as significant an impact on our quality of life as does healthcare,” said Gabe Dalporto, CEO, Udacity. “By leveraging the power of AI, providers can deploy precise, efficient, and impactful interventions at exactly the right moment in a patient’s care. Through our AI for Healthcare Nanodegree program, we’re equipping data scientists and other AI-minded professionals to use their skills to enable faster and more accurate diagnoses of medical conditions and to build the treatments of the future.”
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Continuing Udacity’s tradition of developing its curriculum alongside active practitioners and experts in their field, the AI for Healthcare Nanodegree program has tapped five leading names in AI and healthcare as course instructors: Nikhil Bikhchandani (Data Scientist, Verily Life Sciences), Mazen Zawaideh (Radiology Consultant, Microsoft Research), Ivan Tarapov (Medical Imaging AI, Microsoft Research), Emily Lindemer (Data Science & Analytics, Wellframe), and Michael D’Andrea (Principal Data Scientist, Genentech).
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