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Bridging the Gap between the Technological Singularity and Mainstream Medicine: Highlighting a Course on Technology and the Future of Medicine

The “technological singularity” is forecasted to occur in the mid-21st century and is defined as the point when machines will become smarter than humans and thus trigger the merging of humans and machines. It is hypothesized that this will have a profound influence on medicine and population health. This paper describes a new course entitled “Technology and the Future of Medicine” developed by a multi-disciplinary group of experts. The course began as a continuing medical education course and then transitioned to an accredited graduate-level course. We describe the philosophy of the course and the innovative solutions to the barriers that were encountered, with a focus on YouTube audience retention analytics. Our experience may provide a useful template for others.

Citation

K. Solez, E. Waugh, O. Zaiane, J. Tuszynski, M. Woodside, D. Zakus, R. Lockwood, A. Bernier, J. Crichton, W. Marovitz, N. Sandhu, C. Sergi, S. Pandya, A. Saleh, H. Graves, P. Kuttikat, R. Wyndham, M. Pallen, J. White. "Bridging the Gap between the Technological Singularity and Mainstream Medicine: Highlighting a Course on Technology and the Future of Medicine". Global Journal of Health Science, 5(6), September 2013.

Keywords: technological singularity, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum biology, future of medicine course, medicine writ large, Rudolf Virchow, global health
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BibTeX

@article{Solez+al:13,
  author = {Kim Solez and Earle Waugh and Osmar R. Zaiane and Jack Tuszynski
    and Michael Woodside and David Zakus and Ross Lockwood and Ashlyn Bernier
    and Joel Crichton and William F. Marovitz and Neelam Sandhu and Consolato
    Sergi and Shawna Pandya and Abdullah Saleh and Heather Graves and Preeti
    Kuttikat and Roger Wyndham and Mark Pallen and Jonathan White},
  title = {Bridging the Gap between the Technological Singularity and
    Mainstream Medicine: Highlighting a Course on Technology and the Future of
    Medicine},
  Volume = "5",
  Number = "6",
  journal = {Global Journal of Health Science},
  year = 2013,
}

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