Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are currently disrupting the healthcare industry, with the potential to address significant gaps in health disparities. Therefore, to acknowledge the impact of AI/ML and to address its challenges, a Mini-Symposium of Artificial Intelligence Applied to the Health Disparities was hosted by Dr. Abiel Roche-Lima, Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of the ARL Lab for Biomedical Data Science part of the Integrated Informatics Services (IIS) core and Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities (RCMI-CCRHD) of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. During the symposium, Jamboor K Vishwanatha, Principal Investigator at the AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center, first delivered insights into the practical challenges and opportunities within this field. Then, Lavanya Vishwanatha, Director of Enterprise Research Solutions, informed us about preparing a diverse AI/ML workforce to achieve health equity. Later, Mariano de Socarraz, President of CorePlus Clinical and Pathological Services and President of Syndeo LLC, elaborated on how his company is leveraging AI to bolster operations. Finally, Dr. Kenneth W. Goodman, Director of IDSC data Ethics Society, presented standards for managing AI’s high stakes moral complexity. Overall, the presenters presented a holistic view to implementation and management of AI in healthcare practices. Read More…