Fall 2024 Agenda and Dates
All components of this certificate program will be delivered online over 3 weekends. Each live unit combines lecture content and practice.
All times are Eastern
Introduction to Applied AI in Medicine
Friday, October 25, 2024
4pm – 7pm
Orientation & Introduction
Orientation to the program, and overview of different AI architectures.
Coding AI Applications Using Python Programming
Saturday, October 26, 2024
9am – 4pm
Session 1: Writing, Editing, Saving, Retrieving, and Running Simple Programs
Introduction to basic data types, keywords, variables, operators, assignments, multi-statements, comments, Python I/O, expressions, and more.
Session 2: Control Flow, Python Functions, and Algorithms
Overview of control flow including conditions, operators, control statements, and loops. Introduction to widely used Python functions and algorithmic concepts.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
9am – 4pm
Session 3: Functions in Python Programming
Survey of functions in Python including defining a function, calling a function, and passing parameters to a function.
Session 4: Strings and Text Files in Python
Introduction to string, characters, array of characters, manipulation, indexing, string slicing, and related built-in functions, as well as comprehensive instruction on working with files.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
9am – 12pm
Session 5: Native Data Types in Python
Introduction to the basic operation and iteration methods for lists and dictionaries.
Implementing AI Applications Using Python Libraries
Saturday, November 9, 2024
1pm – 4pm
Session 6: Common Modules in the Python Standard Libraries
Orientation to widely used modules in the Python standard libraries, as well as important math functions.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
9am – 4pm
Session 7: NumPy
Understand how NumPy offers clarity and ease-of-use over traditional programming languages. Learn how to use NumPy features to support large, multi-dimensional vectors, arrays, and matrices.
Session 8: Matplotlib and Data Visualization
A deep dive into data plotting and visualization features offered by Matplotlib.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9am – 4pm
Session 9: SciPy
Explore SciPy functionalities such as optimization, linear algebra, statistics, and differential equations.
Session 10: Pandas and Data Analysis
Discover how Pandas allows users to perform data analysis. Learn how to use Pandas features to clean, manipulate, explore, and understand large volumes of data.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
9am – 4pm
Session 11: Image processing using openCV, Basic Image Operations
Rotation, Translation, Normalization, Edge Detection, Denoising.
Session 12: Heart Disease Risk factor prediction using Logistic Regression and Random Forest Classifiers
Implementation of a machine learning application from scratch including visualizations.
Certificate Eligibility:
To be eligible for the Certificate of Completion, learners must attain a minimum of 80% class attendance (of synchronous sessions offered) and complete all required assignments.
Applied AI in Medicine Assignments:
Learners are required to complete two tasks, submitted as word/PDF documents, to meet the certificate of completion requirements for the program. These tasks may be submitted upon conclusion of the live synchronous sessions (specific deadlines will be provided by the instructor) and will require learners to apply skills learned throughout the program. Additional details will be provided upon introduction to the program.