“We’re not building technology to replace care; we’re building it to make care better.” – Greg Corrado

The AI revolution has, by now, reached into every crevice of life, including (but not limited to) healthcare.

From education, research, law, and various artistic mediums, it has become the trusty unpaid intern of the world. 

However, it is also an incredible example of how collaboration across multiple disciplines yields groundbreaking advancements. 

Yes, healthcare is only one of these domains that have been completely revolutionized, but understanding where you fit into the revolution is crucial. 

Not only does it allow you to engage with your own healthcare in a completely new way, but it also allows you to understand how to effectively apply AI tools in your own field, applying the shortcomings and successes of AI to your own professional challenges.

So let’s dive into this success story, and how you can easily understand what all the hype is about, no matter your background. 

How To Learn About AI In Healthcare

To effectively learn from resources online takes not only discipline, but creativity, curiosity, and most importantly, application. 

This doesn’t necessarily have to manifest as a project or a new business venture. “Applying” what you learn can be as simple as sharing insights from it in conversation, expanding on and engaging with its principles alongside others. 

Often, instead of doing this, we stick to just skimming what we read, and asking ourselves if we understand everything at the end. This does not truly serve the purpose that informational material is meant to have, which in reality, is to serve as a tool to catalyze informed action. 

To learn about how AI has been applied in the healthcare industry, this is the same. 

To retain what you learn from the following resources, share with others, talk about the ideas you come across, and ask yourself how AI can solve problems you already face in your own life. 

#1: Books 

We have all read books before, but few of us have read books in a way that maximizes the output of our time. 

Below are easy steps you can follow that will easily make you feel like an expert after finishing reading just one book about AI in healthcare. 

1. Identify your goal. Why are you reading this book? Before you start reading, write down the key ideas you believe make this book align with your purpose. 
2. Skim. Look through the table of contents, introduction, and the beginnings and ends of each chapter to glean the high-value ideas of each section. Note these down, and identify which sections you expect to get the most value from (if any).
3. Dive Deeper. Now that you have an idea of what to expect from each section, determine if you will read the entire book, or if you believe only a few sections will be valuable to you. Have no mercy- do what will give you the most value. 
4. Actively read. Now that you have a plan, execute it. Don’t feel restricted by the need to write everything down, or ruthlessly highlight, but make sure to document any ideas that really stand out to you, whether on your phone, in a notebook, or in the margins of the page. 
5. Reflect. You have finished the book, and you are eager to move onto something else. To satisfy this impulse, go right on ahead, but first, quickly set a block in your calendar, either a week or a month from finishing the book, to assess your progress in implementing the ideas into your life. When this block comes, set clear, simple tasks that you can do to apply what you have learned. 

AI In Healthcare Reading suggestions:

1. Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again by Eric Topol
2. “Healthcare Disrupted: Next Generation Business Models and Strategies” by Jeff Elton and Anne O’Riordan
3. “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Future is Bright” by Parag Mahajan

#2: Web Platforms & Blogs 

One of the most prolific resources available to anyone with an internet connection is website platforms. 

However, because they are also so new, few know how to use them properly. Today, you will cease to be one of those people. 

Here are X straightforward steps to getting the most out of the infinite online resources available to us all. 

1. Define Your Immediate Goal (2 minutes). Ask yourself: What is one actionable outcome I want from this reading?
2. Use Targeted Curation Techniques. Use content aggregators such as Feedly or Pocket to curate articles and blog posts about the content you want to see (e.g. AI in healthcare).
3. Set weekly micro-actions. Based on your readings, take an action that requires fewer than 5 minutes to do within a week’s time (e.g. signing up for a relevant event, following a new industry voice on social media, etc.)

#3: TED Talks

To make the most of a TED Talk, approach the experience like reading a book or an article. Outline what you are hoping to achieve, and make each step of the process an intentional progression toward that goal. 

1. Identify your goal. What question do you want to be answered from this TED Talk? Before watching, write down the key ideas you believe will align this talk with your purpose. 
2. Search Intentionally. Use keywords that align with your purpose to search for talks that will help you accomplish your goal.
3. Adopt The “One-Sentence Insight” Technique. After watching a TED Talk, summarize its essence in one actionable sentence.
4. Use “Auditory Recall Anchors”. To help retain the information that you learn, record a 1-2 minute voice memo summarizing your key takeaways. Review these memos during commutes or workouts.
5. Implement Immediate Application. Set yourself a 24-hour challenge to apply what you have learned immediately. Ask what can I do with this knowledge in the next day?

AI In Healthcare TED Talk To Start You Off…

• Can AI Catch What Doctors Miss? Physician-scientist Eric Topol discusses how AI models can interpret medical images with remarkable accuracy, potentially identifying details that human eyes might overlook
• Can AI Help Develop New Medicines? Computational biologist Aviv Regev explores how AI can expedite the drug development process, analyzing vast datasets to create precise medications for patients.
• How AI Can Heal Healthcare Dr. Edmund Jackson illustrates how AI can simplify complex healthcare processes, enhancing efficiency and improving patient outcomes.
• Navigating the AI Future of Health Care Benjamin Collins discusses aligning AI and digital medicine with patient and community interests, highlighting the potential of AI to reduce health disparities.
• How Doctors Can Help AI to Revolutionize Medicine Greg Corrado, co-founder of the Google Brain team, shares his vision for AI’s role in healthcare and the importance of doctors in this technological revolution.

Thought to Action

1. Self-Educate: Use free online resources to enhance your education and overall problem-solving abilities. 
2. Be Skeptical: Apply these key lessons from the field of journalism as you read about a new topic. Use this understanding to understand the true story behind what you are presented. 
3. Apply Biomimicry: Use lessons from the medical field, or human biology generally, to influence technological advances in AI software. 
4. Network: Attend an AI in Healthcare networking event to expand your connections with others interested in healthcare innovation. 
5. Support Yourself: Look out for your health more effectively by using these AI hacks. 

Sources

(See each section for recommendations of sources to explore. No additional sources were used to write this post.)

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