MIT Sloan School of Management

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care online short course

Explore how machine learning and artificial intelligence can be applied in health care to overcome challenges and improve processes.

Start date

29 January 2025

Price

$3,250 USD

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Course duration

6 weeks

Excluding orientation

Language

English

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Effort

6–8 hours per week

Self-paced learning online

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Course overview

40%

The combined percentage of surveyed health care organizations that are in some way focused on increasing their proportion of AI-assisted applications.

Accenture (Jan, 2019).

$6.6 billion

The projected value of the AI health care market by 2021.

Business News Daily (Jun, 2019).

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

The medical industry constantly strives to improve patient care, and better prediction is crucial in achieving this goal. Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have proven to be effective tools for enhancing diagnosis, personalizing treatments, and understanding disease progression.

The Artificial Intelligence in Health Care online short course offered by the MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT J-Clinic is a great option for those interested in exploring the potential impact of AI in healthcare. The course provides a comprehensive overview of AI's applications and limitations in the healthcare industry, examines the challenges it can help address, and highlights successful AI deployments through industry case studies.

Regina Barzilay, world-renowned for her work in AI and breast cancer detection, leads the course, providing valuable insights and knowledge from MIT, a leading institution for developing ML methods with health care applications.

Is this course for you?

Regardless of whether you work in finance or engineering, this program can provide you with an understanding of how artificial intelligence and machine learning can revolutionize the healthcare industry. By taking this course, you'll gain a deeper appreciation for the issues that AI technology and techniques can address in health care. The artificial intelligence in healthcare course covers critical topics such as the fundamentals of ML, neural networks, and deep learning, making it easy to apply what you learn directly to health care roles.

Machine Learning

ML is an AI field that employs algorithms to learn from data and generate predictions. This program introduces you to ML algorithms and their application in the healthcare industry.

Neural Networks

The MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence in Health Care online course delves into various neural network types and their applications in health care data. Neural networks, a ML algorithm, are particularly effective at tasks like image recognition and classification.

Deep Learning

Moreover, the MIT AI in healthcare course provides a primer on deep learning. Deep learning is the practice of using artificial neural networks with many layers to identify complex data patterns. It is a machine learning subfield focusing on algorithms learning from unstructured or unlabeled data. Through this program, you'll learn about deep learning techniques and how they are employed in health care.

Computer Science Experts

The course is taught by experts in computer science from MIT and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). CSAIL is one of the world's leading AI research centers. The program's faculty members are at the forefront of their field and are developing state-of-the-art technology that is already being used in various industries.

Course overview

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

Machine Learning

ML is an AI field that employs algorithms to learn from data and generate predictions. This program introduces you to ML algorithms and their application in the healthcare industry.

Neural Networks

Deep Learning

Computer Science Experts

What will set you apart

On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with:

An AI decision framework to help you evaluate the suitability of AI technologies within your work context.

Insights into the AI opportunities available across a range of health care contexts, from hospital management to disease diagnosis.

An overview of AI and ML fundamentals, specifically through the lens of its applicability in health care.

An understanding of AI’s practical implementation and design challenges.

Knowledge of the potential of natural language processing, data analytics, and ML within health care.

Course curriculum

Gain a thorough comprehension of how AI can improve health care by progressing through the learning path in the weekly modules of this online program.

Orientation module

Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1

AI and machine learning — Applications and foundations

Module 2

Using AI for disease diagnosis and patient monitoring

Module 3

Natural language processing and data analytics in health care

Module 4

Interpretability in machine learning — Benefits and challenges

Module 5

Patient risk stratification and augmenting clinical workflows

Module 6

Taking an integrated approach to hospital management and optimization

Faculty Director

The design of this online short course is guided by MIT Sloan faculty, as well as industry experts, who will share their experience and in-depth knowledge with you throughout the program.

Regina Barzilay

School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health, MIT Center for Machine Learning in Health; AI Faculty Lead, Jameel Clinic

Earn a certificate of completion from MIT Sloan

Explore the potential of AI and ML in health care, and earn an official digital certificate of completion from MIT Sloan School of Management.

This program also counts toward an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate, which you can earn by completing four programs; three from your chosen certificate track and one completed in person. Find out more.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence in Health Care online short course certificate

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