Vanderbilt University Medical Center has opened ADVANCE, an informatics center focused on artificial intelligence (AI) that brings together clinicians, computational scientists and patients in a collaborative hub to improve clinical outcomes.
ADVANCE stands for “AI Discovery and Vigilance to Accelerate Innovation and Clinical Excellence” and made its debut March 2024 as part of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI).
The initiative aims to foster cross-departmental research and “represents a significant step forward in the evolution of AI applications in health care,” said Peter J. Embí, M.D., chair of DBMI at Vanderbilt.
Embí co-directs ADVANCE along with Bradley Malin, Ph.D., vice chair for research affairs in the department.
“It is important to have a group of experts that understand the capabilities and limitations of AI to avoid getting caught up in the hype,” Malin said. “ADVANCE brings these experts together under one roof.”