In healthcare, as in other aspects of our lives, we’re swimming in data; in fact, healthcare is responsible for a third of the world’s data.* The widening flow of information streams in through ever more technological touchpoints, from wearables to electronic patient care records. Awash in all this data, how do we navigate it intelligently and ethically? How can we see the patterns that matter, that will enable us to improve our systems and elevate the health of individuals and communities?
Machine learning can be a powerful tool to interpret healthcare datasets. To use it well, though, requires a familiarity with healthcare data — its production, structure, storage, and potential biases.
Develop the practical data skills required to leverage machine learning through the Applications of Machine Learning in Medicine program from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Center for Health Education. Online and on demand, the program consists of two courses taught by Dr. Nigam Shah, professor of medicine at Stanford University and chief data scientist at Stanford Health Care.
The first course, “Data Foundations for Machine Learning in Medicine,” begins with an overview of the US healthcare system and its stakeholders, then explores various healthcare databases’ qualities and limitations before moving on to knowledge graphs, structured and unstructured data, time series analysis, and electronic phenotyping.
The second course, “Model Development, Deployment, and Ethical Considerations,” delves into predictive modeling — examining model selection, validation, and deployment — and deep learning, including neural network architectures. It also addresses practical considerations, such as use cases and work capacity, and exploratory data analysis techniques.
Completion of the Applications for Machine Learning in Medicine program is recognized with a certificate of achievement. Continuing medical education (CME) credit for both courses is available for physicians and other medical professionals.
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