For Your Informatics Podcast https://www.amia.org/women-amia-initiativewas created by and for members to inform and inspire the informatics community towards action around opportunities for women in AMIA to improve health and healthcare. As a part of this mission, in 2018 champions of the Women in AMIA initiative, Drs. Wendy Chapman, Jessie Tenenbaum, Deepti Pandita, Merida Johns, and Laurie Griggs, started the Women in AMIA (WIA) Podcast. The WIA Podcast was an outlet to share opportunities for women in AIMA, to promote equal opportunity and treatment of women in biomedical informatics, and to increase the number of women in the biomedical informatics pipeline. Now, renamed 'For Your Informatics' Podcast where we explore the limitless world of medical informatics. 'For Your Informatics' Podcast is still led by the Women in AMIA and showcases talented individuals at all career stages and share paths to reveal the limitless and diverse world of biomedical and health informatics professions and its diverse voices to inspire greatness in the field. We recognize that women are not the only underrepresented group in AMIA or biomedical informatics, and the podcast content is valuable to everyone. While the podcast remains produced by women, we hope to capture the interest of all people interested in the informatics world. Our core values are inclusivity, diversity, education, and leadership. Our mission is to attract people from underrepresented groups into the biomedical informatics field, to create podcasts that can be used in multipurpose settings, to add underrepresented groups to the AMIA/biomedical informatics pipeline, and to teach practical aspects of biomedical informatics.
In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s For Your Informatics podcast, Sabrina Hsueh and Li Zhou host Monica Bertagnolli, a surgical oncologist, physician-scientist, and President Elect of the National Academy of Medicine—the first woman to hold that position in NAM's history. Her previous positions include the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, all in Boston, Massachusetts. In the past, she served as the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health and the 16th Director National Cancer Institute (NCI), as well as President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In the interview, Dr. Bertagnolli shares her unique journey from Princeton engineering to cancer surgery and national leadership. She emphasizes collaboration, system thinkings, and bringing an engineering mindset of "pilot, test, scale, and continuously improve" to AI in healthcare. She highlights her role in founding mCODE, an initiative to improve patient care through oncological data interoperability, and how NAM's six core commitments and ten guiding principles for responsible AI address issues of bias and equity. Dr. Bertagnolli also offers insights on the growing erosion of trust in science and medicine—and how to restore it.
In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s s For Your Informatics (FYI) podcast, Sabrina Hsueh and Li Zhou host AI safety and ethics expert Ray Eitel-Porter, Luminary and Senior Advisor for AI at Accenture and an Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate at Jesus College, the University of Cambridge. Previously, he served as Accenture's Global Responsible AI Lead. Ray is the author of Governing the Machine and sits on several boards and councils advising on data analytics and strategy. In the interview, Ray shares how he was inspired to research responsible AI by data privacy concerns and how biased datasets harm models. He describes his objective as helping people understand the potential risks of emerging technologies in order to confidently use them. He discusses case studies from his book where companies successfully implement responsible AI practices in the workplace, and shares how his framework will be useful even as technologies continue to emerge and change. Finally, Ray offers some advice for younger professionals in AI and medicine.
Recorded live at AMIA's 2025 Annual Symposium This session explored today's challenging funding climate across informatics research, strategies for managing staff and resources under uncertainty, and practical ways to regain control and strengthen resilience. Our panelists shared expertise and lessons learned for all levels of researchers in health informatics towards navigating these pressures and building sustainable paths forward.
This thoughtful dialogue with the CTO of Garner Health highlights his professional journey, lessons learned in leveraging data and AI, and strategies for building inclusive solutions. The conversation also provides guidance for upcoming and current informaticists preparing to enter a rapidly advancing field. Episode Hosts: Dr. Leyla Warsame, ACMIO - M Health Fairview Michi Kono, Chief Technology Officer - Garner Health
Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guests: Josh Vest, PhD and Tiffany Harman, MSN Description : This episode revisits a discussion on social determinants of health with our experts at the 2023 AMIA Annual Symposium. This reflection focuses on addressing SDOH from the healthcare organization to the individual level, budget impacts, and making informatics strategy actionable.
Host: Karmen S. Williams, DrPH, MBA, MSPH, MA, CPH, Assistant Professor, City University of New York Guest: Peter Tippett, MD, PhD, CEO, careMESH Description : Listen in on our fireside chat with a true pioneer in the informatics field. Dr. Peter Tippett discusses his career from clinical practice to startup to the White House.
Host: Leyla Warsame, MD, M Health Fairview Guest: Manijeh Berenji, MD, MPH, UC Irvine, VA Long Beach Description : This conversation discusses real-world practice and research in environmental and public health informatics with the chair-elect of the Climate, Health, and Informatics Working Group, leader of the Public Health Informatics Working Group, and 2024 AMIA Leadership Award Recipient. #WomensHistoryMonth
Host: Dr. Leyla Warsame, ACMIO, M Health Fairview Guest: Jaysón Davidson, PhD Candidate, UCSF Description : Listen in to this episode with PhD Candidate Jays'on Davidson on his educational path to informatics and his work with data and social determinants of health.
Host: Vivian Hui, RN, BSN, PhD Guests: Bill Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA Wendy Chapman, PhD; Jay Patel, BDS,MS, PhD Description : Recorded live at the 2024 AMIA Annual Symposium, join our experts on this episode as they explore the excitement and hesitancy of AI in healthcare.
Host: Karmen S. Williams, DrPH, MBA Guests: Humayera Islam, PhD, University of Chicago Description : This conversation focuses on the current leader of AMIA's Student Working Group, Dr. Humayera Islam, "Where the future leaders of AMIA are in making". Join the AMIA Student Working Group via the AMIA website https://amia.org/community/working-groups/student , LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/amia-stwg , and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AMIAStudentWorkingGroup .
Host: Anita Murcko, MD, FAMIA Guests: Denis Newman-Griffis, PhD, MSc, University of Sheffield Description : In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (and Disability Awareness Month in March), listen in on this exciting discussion that intersects AI, disability, and responsible design. Dr. Newman-Griffis describes their work as "Designing ethical AI systems to improve equity of all populations".
Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guest: Dr. Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD, MBA, Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute Description : More and more we are seeing the urgent need to discuss and address climate change and its effects on health. We are joined by a pioneer in biomedical informatics to discuss Climate Health in Informatics. " The Climate, Health and Informatics Working Group is committed to supporting AMIA in its vital role in applying informatics to facilitate action addressing climate change and its negative impacts on human health https://amia.org/community/working-groups/climate-health-and-informatics
Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guests: Dr. Heidi Twedt, MD, ACMIO/Program Director, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. Peter Kleinschmidt, MD, Internal Medicine Physician, Clinical Informatics Director of Quality and Safety, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Health Description : Listen in on this episode for an insightful dive into the world of Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation! In this episode, we unravel the complexities of note bloat – the challenge healthcare providers face when recording patients' crucial information. Discover the innovative strategies and future initiatives aimed at tackling note bloat head-on. Tune in to stay ahead in the evolving landscape of healthcare documentation!
Hosts: Dr. Sabrina Hsueh, Director of Ethical AI and External Innovation, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Dr. Karmen S. Williams, Assistant Professor, CUNY SPH Guest: Dr. Francesca Rossi, IBM Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader Description: In this episode of the Association of Computing Machinery and AMIA Joint Podcast Series, we learn more about the career trajectory and the global outlook on artificial intelligence outlook through our chat with an IBM fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader, Dr. Francesca Rossi. You can also listen on ACM - https://learning.acm.org/bytecast/ep53-francesca-rossi .
Hosts: Leyla Warsame, MD Guest: Dr. Terika McCall, PhD, MPH, MBA, Yale School of Public Health Description : The Consumer Health Informatics Lab at Yale University is engaging in cutting-edge research and practice tailored to the consumer. In this episode, we delve into the latest breakthroughs and insights at the intersection of digital health and mental health. From innovative apps to personalized interventions, we uncover how technology is revolutionizing the way we understand and address mental health challenges.
Co-Hosts: Leyla Warsame, MD and Davina Zamanzadeh, PhD Guest: Dr. Victoria Nichols Johnson, MD, r etired Associate Professor and Physician from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the founder and past president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and past chair of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Work Group of AMIA. Description : This latest installment of the Forgotten No More Series perfectly intersects with the observance of Black History Month and the start of Women's History Month as we focus on Henrietta Lacks. Listen and share this storytelling and historical perspective of the no longer forgotten, Henrietta Lacks.
Guest Host: Kevin Wiley, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina Guest: Prof. Meredith Broussard, Associate Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Insititute of New York University and Research Director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Atlantic, BBC, Wired, the Economist, and more. She appears in the Emmy-nominated documentary "Coded Bias" on Netflix and serves on the advisory board for the Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies. In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence and its pervasive impact on the field of medicine and healthcare. While AI holds incredible promise to revolutionize healthcare and benefit patients, regardless of background, it is not all roses and sunshine. Join us as we explore the crucial and often overlooked issue of AI bias in medicine and healthcare.
Hosts: Sabrina Hsueh PhD Adela Grando, PhD Guest: Regina Barzilay, School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI & Health in the Department of Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the AI Faculty Lead at MIG Jameel Clinic In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s For Your Informatics podcast, hosts Sabrina Hsueh and Adela Grando welcome Regina Barzilay , a School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI & Health in the Department of Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the AI Faculty Lead at MIT Jameel Clinic. She develops machine learning methods for drug discovery and clinical AI. In the past, she worked on natural language processing. Her research has been recognized with the MacArthur Fellowship, an NSF Career Award, and the AAAI Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity. Regina is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Regina describes her career journey, and how a personal experience with the healthcare system led her to work on an AI-based system for the early detection—and prediction of—breast cancer. She explains why entering the interdisciplinary field of clinical AI is so challenging and offers valuable advice on how to overcome some of these challenges. Regina also opines on new models for using AI, including the promise of ChatGPT in healthcare. Finally, she talks about inequity in medicine, and offers actionable insights on how to mitigate these shortfalls while moving the field of clinical AI forward.
Hosts: Sabrina Hsueh, PhD Adela Grando, PhD Guest: Mor Peleg, PhD, University of Haifa's Data Science Research Center In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s For Your Informatics podcast, hosts Sabrina Hsueh and Adela Grando welcome Mor Peleg , Professor of Information Systems at the University of Haifa and Founding Director and Head of its Data Science Research Center. She is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and an international fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). She received AMIA's New Investigator Award for work on the GLIF3 guideline modeling language. Mor is a renowned researcher in clinical guideline-based decision support. Initially fascinated by biomedical engineering, Mor shares how she arrived at the intersection of information systems and medicine, after working in IT and completing her postdoctoral research at Stanford. She mentions her recent project, MobiGuide, which aims to narrow the gap between clinical guidance and patient needs by providing 24/7 decision support to patients and providers. With a current focus on improving the mental well-being of cancer patients through evidence-based practices such as exercise, yoga, and positive psychology. Mor also shares advice for people (especially women) looking to work in interdisciplinary fields. She emphasizes the importance of health equity and how AI can be employed in the service of detecting unfairness.
Host: Dr. Sabrina Hsueh and Dr. Sullafa Kadura Guest: Dr. Holly Urban, MD, MBA, VP of Clinical Product Design at Clinicomp Fireside chat with Dr. Holly Urban: C areer transition from clinician to product management Dr. Holly Urban is a pediatrician and clinical informaticist. She received her BA from Stanford, her MD from the University of Colorado, and her MBA from Regis University. After working for several years as a practicing pediatrician, Holly transitioned to working in product management roles for Healthcare IT vendors, including product leadership roles at McKesson and Hearst Health. Most recently, Holly was CMIO at Oracle Cerner before recently starting a new role as VP of Clinical Product Design at CliniComp.
