GenAI in Healthcare & Life Sciences
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What you'll learn
Critically evaluate and integrate Generative AI tools to support clinical decisions, AI data analysis, medical imaging, and automated documentation.
Design and assess AI-driven healthcare solutions to accelerate literature synthesis, optimize trial design, and advance drug discovery efforts.
Develop and implement personalized patient care plans, generate clear education content, and deploy effective virtual health assistants.
Formulate and apply AI-based solutions to AI in healthcare administration, automating operations, ensuring HIPAA compliance, and quality improvement.
Skills you'll gain
- Digital Transformation
- Clinical Documentation
- Healthcare Ethics
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Integrations
- Life Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
- AI literacy
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Health Care Administration
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- AI Enablement
- Responsible AI
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February 2026
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There are 4 modules in this course
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping healthcare and life sciences. It is extending beyond traditional AI to generate clinical documentation, research insights, patient education materials, and operational workflows at scale. This course explores how AI in healthcare can be applied safely, ethically, and effectively across real-world settings.
Designed for clinicians, researchers, administrators, and digital health professionals, this intermediate course requires no coding experience. Through healthcare-specific case studies and hands-on labs using tools such as ChatGPT, you will apply Gen AI in healthcare to clinical decision support, medical imaging, automated documentation, literature review, clinical trial design, drug discovery, patient engagement, revenue cycle management, and HIPAA compliance. Equally important, the course addresses AI risks including bias, hallucinations, privacy, and regulatory oversight so you can evaluate outputs critically and protect patient safety. By the end, you will develop a practical, responsible framework for integrating AI in healthcare across clinical practice, research, and operations.
This module explores how Generative AI is transforming clinical workflows. Learners will examine AI-powered clinical decision support systems, applications in medical imaging and diagnostics, tools for patient communication, and innovations in documentation and coding assistance. Through case studies and hands-on activities, learners will discover how GenAI can improve efficiency and accuracy in clinical practice.
What's included
11 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt
11 videosβ’Total 67 minutes
- Intro Video to Course β’4 minutes
- Module Introduction β’2 minutes
- What is Clinical Decision Support with GenAI? β’6 minutes
- Opportunities & Risks (Hallucinations, Bias, Oversight) β’6 minutes
- Case Study: AI in Sepsis Early Warning Systems β’6 minutes
- AI in Radiology & Pathology β’7 minutes
- Demo: Generating an Imaging Report with AI β’8 minutes
- Case Study: Mayo Clinic & AI Radiology Workflow β’7 minutes
- AI for Clinical Documentation & Coding β’7 minutes
- Demo: Creating a Discharge Note with GenAI β’6 minutes
- AI Chatbots for Patient Communication β’8 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 10 minutes
- Welcome to the Course: Course Overviewβ’5 minutes
- The Potential for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare β’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 20 minutes
- GenAI in Clinical Practiceβ’20 minutes
1 peer reviewβ’Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Automating Clinical Documentation with Generative AI β’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Applying GenAI to Everyday Clinical Workflowsβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on how GenAI accelerates research and innovation in pharma and biotech. Learners will explore AI applications in literature review and synthesis, clinical trial design optimization, drug discovery, and biomarker identification. Real-world examples and interactive exercises will highlight how GenAI shortens development timelines and enhances data-driven decision-making.
What's included
10 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt
10 videosβ’Total 67 minutes
- Module Introduction β’2 minutes
- Accelerating Research with AI β’6 minutes
- Demo: Summarizing Research Abstracts with GenAI β’8 minutes
- Best Practices & Risks in AI Literature Reviews β’6 minutes
- AI in Clinical Trial Design β’8 minutes
- Demo: Using AI for Trial Recruitment Prediction β’7 minutes
- Case Study: FDA-Approved AI-Assisted Trial Design β’7 minutes
- AI in Molecular Design & Screening β’8 minutes
- Demo: Generating a Compound Library with AI β’7 minutes
- AI in Biomarker Discovery β’7 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development Nature Reviews Drug Discovery β’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 20 minutes
- GenAI in Research and Drug Discoveryβ’20 minutes
1 peer reviewβ’Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Using GenAI to Accelerate Literature Review and Trial Design β’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Balancing Innovation with Ethics in AI Researchβ’10 minutes
This module examines the role of GenAI in enhancing patient-centered care. Learners will study applications such as personalized treatment planning, AI-generated patient education materials, virtual health assistants, and remote monitoring through telehealth. Practical exercises will demonstrate how AI can empower patients, improve communication, and support personalized care journeys.
What's included
10 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt
10 videosβ’Total 69 minutes
- Module Introduction β’2 minutes
- AI in Personalized Medicine β’7 minutes
- Demo: AI-Generated Care Pathway β’7 minutes
- Challenges in AI-Driven Personalization β’8 minutes
- AI for Patient-Friendly Health Education β’7 minutes
- Demo: Creating a Patient Handout with GenAI β’6 minutes
- Evaluating AI-Generated Materials for Clarity & Accuracy β’8 minutes
- Virtual Health Assistants in Patient Care β’8 minutes
- Demo: Using an AI Chatbot for Patient Engagement β’7 minutes
- Remote Monitoring & Telehealth with AI β’9 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Virtual Health Assistants: The Future of Patient Engagement? Frontiers in Digital Health β’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 20 minutes
- GenAI in Patient Care and Engagementβ’20 minutes
1 peer reviewβ’Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Designing a Patient Education Resource with GenAI β’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Personalizing Care with AI Toolsβ’10 minutes
This module highlights how GenAI streamlines healthcare operations while maintaining compliance and quality. Topics include administrative automation, revenue cycle management, HIPAA and privacy considerations, and AI-powered quality improvement initiatives. Learners will gain insights into applying AI responsibly to reduce inefficiencies, ensure regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement in healthcare systems.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
11 videosβ’Total 68 minutes
- Module Introduction β’3 minutes
- AI for Administrative Efficiency β’8 minutes
- Demo: Automating Prior Authorization with AI β’6 minutes
- Case Example: Reducing Staff Burden with AI β’7 minutes
- AI in Billing and Claims β’6 minutes
- Demo: AI Detecting Billing Errors β’6 minutes
- AI for Fraud Detection β’7 minutes
- HIPAA & AI Privacy Considerations β’7 minutes
- Demo: Using AI for Compliance Auditing β’6 minutes
- AI in Quality Improvement Programs β’8 minutes
- Course Wrap-Upβ’4 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule β’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 20 minutes
- GenAI in Healthcare Operations and Complianceβ’20 minutes
2 peer reviewsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Automating Administrative Workflows Responsiblyβ’10 minutes
- Project: AI-Powered Healthcare Strategy: Applying GenAI in Clinical, Research, Patient Care, and Operations β’60 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Ensuring Compliance and Privacy in AI Operationsβ’10 minutes
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AI in healthcare refers to using artificial intelligence including generative AI tools like ChatGPT to support clinical decisions, medical imaging, documentation, research, patient care, and operations. It helps professionals work more accurately and efficiently while keeping human judgment and patient safety central.
In life sciences, AI accelerates research and innovation supporting literature synthesis, clinical trial design, drug discovery, and biomarker identification. This course shows how Gen AI in life science shortens development timelines and strengthens data-driven decision-making across pharma and biotech.
Gen AI in healthcare can be applied to clinical decision support, automated documentation, medical imaging, patient education, virtual health assistants, revenue cycle management, and HIPAA compliance. The key is using these tools safely and ethically while critically evaluating their outputs.
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