Key Takeaways
- George Mason University’s College of Public Health convened academics, practitioners, industry leaders, and students from across the country to examine how public health can adapt to AI while keeping equity, ethics, and human judgment at the center
- The inaugural AI in Public Health Summit centered on what generative AI could mean for the future of research, education, and practice.
- Five main themes emerged from the event: (1) We must lead or risk being left behind. (2) AI can assist, but humans still decide. (3) AI is a new social determinant of health. (4) Classrooms are adapting in real time. (5) Bridge-builders, translators, and critical thinkers are in demand.
AI Summit: AI in Public Health
An interactive summit exploring how generative AI is reshaping public health education, workforce preparation, and ethical practice through panels, demonstrations, and hands‑on skill‑building workshops. The summit will include a keynote address, moderated panels featuring academic and practice‑based public health leaders, short lightning‑talk demonstrations focused on AI teaching and learning tools, and interactive, skills‑building workshops with breakout sessions.
Read the Recap and stay tuned for video recordings of all the presentations.
Presentations
Fireside Chat - RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
The Future of Public Health in an AI-Enabled World
Melissa J. Perry, Inaugural Dean, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Easan Selvan, National Director, Academic Medicine and Public Health, Microsoft
Keeping Public Health at the Center of AI: Reflections on the ASPPH Task Force Report - RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Eduardo Ruiz, Chief Information Officer, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Jamie Atchison, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategy, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Panel: Preparing the Public Health Workforce for an AI-Enabled Future: Practitioners' Perspectives - RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Moderator: John Auerbach, Senior VP, Public Health, ICF
Jim Borda, Public Health Informatics and IT Manager, Fairfax County Health Department.
Arman Latif, Chief Information Officer, Virginia Department of Health
Tabatha Offutt-Powell, DrPH, MPH, Vice President, Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, Association of State and Territory Health Officers.
Teaching-Learning Demonstrations
Demonstration #1: AI-Assisted Grading and Feedback in Online Discussion Boards
Sang Daniel Choi, PhD, MPH, MS, CSP, CPE, Professor, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Megan Warner, PhD Candidate, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Demonstration #2: Yours, Mine, Ours, and Theirs: Information Boundaries in the Age of AI
Crystal Boyce, Health & Biosciences Librarian, George Mason University
Demonstration #3: Transforming Experiential Learning from AI Dependence to Augmented Thinking
Sanja Avramovic, Professor, Department of Health Administration & Policy, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Student Panel: Teach Us What We Need to Know: Student Voices on AI Skills for Public Health Practice
Moderator: Megan Warner, PhD Candidate, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University.
Rooshna Mohsin, PhD, MPH
Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Duua Qureshi
Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Anika Tahsin Siddiqui
Department of Biology, College of Science, George Mason University
Elizabeth Konneker
Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University
The New Frontier of Immersive Learning in Interprofessional Education
Bethany Cieslowski, DNP, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Andrea M. Landis PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Corbin Rickerby, Immersive Technology Specialist, College of Public Health, George Mason University
Rethinking Assessment in the Era of Generative AI
Laina Lockett, PhD, Educational Developer, STEM Education Specialist, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University.