RESEARCH EDUCATION. For the first time this spring, an elective postgraduate course on artificial intelligence is being offered at Sahlgrenska Academy. The course teaches you how AI is implemented in healthcare. It prepares the next generation of researchers to become leaders in an AI-enhanced future.
- Apply no later than October 21, in the course catalog Fubas: https://fubasextern.gu.se/fubasextern/info?kurs=SK00037
The preperation work for the course has been ongoing for a long time within Sahlgrenska Academy. The need for the course was brought to a head after the launch of ChatGPT, which both represented a technological leap forward and made smart AI significantly more accessible.
“AI will continue to revolutionize the way we work and also our understanding of ourselves in health and illness. It is therefore crucial that Sahlgrenska Academy’s doctoral education prepares the next generation of researchers to be leaders, with a solid foundation in the methods and understanding of the possibilities that AI enables today and tomorrow”, says Kristian Samuelsson, professor of orthopedic surgery, who initiated the course and coordinates the work with it.
Everyone is welcome to apply
The course has been specifically developed for doctoral students in medicine, but all doctoral students are welcome to apply for it. No special project needs to be started for the course to fit. The idea is that the course should be for those interested in AI who are now thinking about how they could use AI in their work or future projects.
“The course introduces the basics behind AI during the first two days followed by different types of projects and how the technology is implemented. Prior knowledge of either the technology behind AI or programming is not required or needed to follow the course in a rewarding way.”
A broad collaboration
The most challenging thing about the course is probably its breadth, notes Kristian Samuelsson:
“We have lecturers from GU, Chalmers, VGR, Region Halland and industry. We think this aspect is also what will be the most fun! A very instructive part will be the homework where the PhD students try to use AI, which we hope will inspire them to include it in current work and future projects.”
Other curse leaders and developers are Robert Feldt (professor in computer science at Chalmers), Eric Hamrin Senorski (associate professor in physiotherapy), Justin Schneiderman (university lecturer and advisor in AI issues to the faculty) and Linn Söderholm (student at Chalmers). All course supervisors are involved in several interdisciplinary research projects. Dean Agneta Holmäng has supported and facilitated the group’s work with the course.
“We will all work together to make the course as informative, useful, and interesting as possible, while being humble about the fact that it will be difficult to achieve a perfect course in the first round. We will be responsive to how we can improve already now for future rounds”, says Kristian Samuelsson.
BY: ELIN LINDSTRÖM
