I'm Shawn Gomez - a professor, scientist and engineer in the field of biomedical engineering.

I'm Shawn Gomez - a professor, scientist and engineer in the field of biomedical engineering.

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Learning and AI: Don’t let AI do the hard parts

Learning and AI: Don’t let AI do the hard parts

Strong learning requires that we don't let AI replace the often difficult steps that help us build powerful mental models I am beginning to teach my undergraduate “Introduction to synthetic biology” class this semester and have been thinking a lot about how I want students to use AI.

Why might you want to use the Heilmeier Framework for your next grant proposal or business pitch?

Why might you want to use the Heilmeier Framework for your next grant proposal or business pitch?

Convincing others that you have a great idea can be hard. Convincing them that it's also worth putting their money into is much, much harder. So what tools can help you organize and communicate your ideas effectively? What is the Heilmeier Framework? Also known as Heilmeier's

How long does it take to bring an innovation to clinical practice?

How long does it take to bring an innovation to clinical practice?

5-20 years, but clinical input can help significantly. Trying to get discoveries made through basic scientific research to the point where they can actually help patients is, no surprise, really hard. Commonly referred to as "translational research" or "bench to bedside," the goal of this work

More than patient data: What else is needed to accurately predict surgical outcomes and reduce complications?

More than patient data: What else is needed to accurately predict surgical outcomes and reduce complications?

Incorporating procedure complexity and surgical skill into outcome models will help reduce patient complications. Estimates are that within 30 days of general surgery, anywhere from 5.8% up to 43.5% of surgical procedures will have complications.[1] The uncertainty around this value has a lot to do with the

Are generalized AI models the best thing for healthcare?

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Are generalized AI models the best thing for healthcare?

Forcing machine learning models to work everywhere may just be guiding them to mediocrity Say you are a physician planning a surgical procedure and you want to be prepared for any potential post-operative issues the patient may have. The hospital has access to a new machine learning tool that will

What's happening?

What's happening?

So what's the plan with this site? When will there be more here? As this is my personal site right now with a fairly low profile, I am planning on posting most of my work both here (in various stages of "doneness") and also in one

What is the FDA’s AI/ML “Action Plan”?

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What is the FDA’s AI/ML “Action Plan”?

This report from the FDA is a high-level (low on details) action plan that just describes how they are trying to address stakeholder concerns with their proposed regulatory framework for utilizing AI/ML as a medical device. While artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to be all the

Artificial intelligence should be focused on giving clinicians superpowers

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Artificial intelligence should be focused on giving clinicians superpowers

Before replacing healthcare providers or their tasks, we should focus more heavily on enhancing their human capabilities.