Nurturing diversity and inclusion in AI in Biomedicine through a virtual summer program for high school students
Nurturing diversity and inclusion in AI in Biomedicine through a virtual summer program for high school students
Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the power to improve our lives through a wide variety of applications, many of which fall into the healthcare space; however, a lack of diversity is contributing to flawed systems that perpetuate gender and racial biases, and limit how broadly AI can help people. The UCSF AI4ALL program was established in 2019 to address this issue by promoting diversity and inclusion in AI. The program targets high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in AI and gives them a chance to learn about AI with a focus on biomedicine. In 2020, the UCSF AI4ALL three-week program was held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus students participated virtually to gain experience with AI, interact with diverse role models in AI, and learn about advancing health through AI. Specifically, they attended lectures in coding and AI, received an in-depth research experience through hands-on projects exploring COVID-19, and engaged in mentoring and personal development sessions with faculty, researchers, industry professionals, and undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom were women and from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds. At the conclusion of the program, the students presented the results of their research projects at our final symposium. Comparison of pre- and post-program survey responses from students demonstrated that after the program, significantly more students were familiar with how to work with data and to evaluate and apply machine learning algorithms. There was also a nominally significant increase in the students’ knowing people in AI from historically underrepresented groups, feeling confident in discussing AI, and being aware of careers in AI. We found that we were able to engage young students in AI via our online training program and nurture greater inclusion in AI.
Bajaj Ruchika、Cavazos Taylor、Chen Ina、Connell Will、Wang Jon、Karim Isha、Grant Tianna、Kanungo Ishan、Naing Zun Zar Chi、Myers-Turnbull Douglas、Lindquist Karla、Tang Alice、Oskotsky Tomiko、Burchard Jillian、Vora Bianca、Sirota Marina、AI4ALL Student Cohort 2020、Swadling Claire、Eaneff Stephanie、Yang Janice
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSFProgram in Biological and Medical Informatics, UCSFProgram in Biological and Medical Informatics, UCSFPharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, UCSFSchool of Medicine, UCSFSaint Francis High School||AI4ALLProgram in Biological and Medical Informatics, UCSFSchool of Medicine, UCSFQBI COVID-19 Research Group (QCRG)||Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), UCSF||J. David Gladstone Institutes||Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, UCSFInstitute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCSF||Quantitative Biosciences Consortium, UCSFDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSFBakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF||School of Medicine, UCSF||Department of BioengineeringDepartment of Pediatrics, UCSF||Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSFCognitive Science and Computer Science Programs, UCLADepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSFDepartment of Pediatrics, UCSF||Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSFAI4ALLAI4ALL||Canton High SchoolBakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UCSF||Berkeley Institute for Data ScienceAI4ALL||Department of Computer Science, Stanford University
生物科学教育生物科学理论、生物科学方法计算技术、计算机技术
Bajaj Ruchika,Cavazos Taylor,Chen Ina,Connell Will,Wang Jon,Karim Isha,Grant Tianna,Kanungo Ishan,Naing Zun Zar Chi,Myers-Turnbull Douglas,Lindquist Karla,Tang Alice,Oskotsky Tomiko,Burchard Jillian,Vora Bianca,Sirota Marina,AI4ALL Student Cohort 2020,Swadling Claire,Eaneff Stephanie,Yang Janice.Nurturing diversity and inclusion in AI in Biomedicine through a virtual summer program for high school students[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-06-07].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.06.434213.点此复制
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