Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has received a prestigious grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for her project entitled Equitable and Inclusive AI for Public Health and Healthcare: Advancing EDI Principles in the Life Cycle of AI. The project is co-led by Prof. Rahimi and Dean Elham Emami from the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences.
The project will address the need for equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the development, deployment, and implementation of AI-enabled technologies in healthcare. By integrating EDI considerations into the life cycle of AI in healthcare, the project aims to foster inclusive and equitable AI systems for healthcare settings.
Congratulations Dr. Rahimi!
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About Dr. Samira A. Rahimi
Prof. Samira A. Rahimi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Associate Academic Professor of Mila-Quebec AI Institute, Associate member of Faculty of Dentistry, and an Affiliated scientist at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of Jewish General Hospital.
She is an Associate Member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, President of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), and Director of Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine (AIFM). Read more: