Shelley Rusincovitch, MMCi, FAMIA
@rusincovitch.bsky.social
Informaticist; managing director of Duke AI Health; adjunct instructor at Durham Technical Community College
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This August as I sheltered indoors from wildfire smoke, I got a moving note from MIT statisticians - my disability story had informed a fundamental insight about wildfire smoke forecasting that could someday help AI systems protect public health.
Here's the story:
natematias.com/portfolio/20...
Here's the story:
natematias.com/portfolio/20...
Is it safe to go outside? Including disability voices in tests of wildfire smoke forecasts
What counts as a useful pollution forecast when you’re trying to manage your physical health?
natematias.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This August as I sheltered indoors from wildfire smoke, I got a moving note from MIT statisticians - my disability story had informed a fundamental insight about wildfire smoke forecasting that could someday help AI systems protect public health.
Here's the story:
natematias.com/portfolio/20...
Here's the story:
natematias.com/portfolio/20...
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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New AI Grand Rounds!
Dr. Karandeep Singh explains how early experiments with code led him to biomedical informatics, why gaps between paper performance and clinical reality must be confronted, and how governance committees weigh ethics and safety. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep34
Dr. Karandeep Singh explains how early experiments with code led him to biomedical informatics, why gaps between paper performance and clinical reality must be confronted, and how governance committees weigh ethics and safety. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep34
September 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New AI Grand Rounds!
Dr. Karandeep Singh explains how early experiments with code led him to biomedical informatics, why gaps between paper performance and clinical reality must be confronted, and how governance committees weigh ethics and safety. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep34
Dr. Karandeep Singh explains how early experiments with code led him to biomedical informatics, why gaps between paper performance and clinical reality must be confronted, and how governance committees weigh ethics and safety. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep34
I’m looking forward to hearing @robcaliff.bsky.social’s views on the “Non-learning health system” this afternoon! rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/news/septemb...
September 3, 2025: The Non-Learning Health System, in This Week's Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds - Rethinking Clinical Trials
In this Friday’s Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds, Robert Califf of Duke University will present “The Non-Learning Health System.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, September 5, ...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’m looking forward to hearing @robcaliff.bsky.social’s views on the “Non-learning health system” this afternoon! rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/news/septemb...
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"It's not just the technology -- the human element and how humans interact with the technology is also important." -@aaronecarroll.bsky.social said while moderating the #hdpalooza
September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"It's not just the technology -- the human element and how humans interact with the technology is also important." -@aaronecarroll.bsky.social said while moderating the #hdpalooza
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Really good (gift) article on #GenAI and cheating. I appreciate how Victor Lee brings data, research history, and careful thought to this issue. We should be teaching individual responsibility and creating environments that decrease the likelihood of cheating. #PsychSky #EduSky #AcademicSky
I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.
What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.
www.vox.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Really good (gift) article on #GenAI and cheating. I appreciate how Victor Lee brings data, research history, and careful thought to this issue. We should be teaching individual responsibility and creating environments that decrease the likelihood of cheating. #PsychSky #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Epic UGM 2025 FOMO generator. AI scribes by UCDavis and Ohio Health
AI scribes all the time! What are organizations thinking about this rapidly evolving area? how about a balanced scorecard? Cost is a big deal.
AI scribes all the time! What are organizations thinking about this rapidly evolving area? how about a balanced scorecard? Cost is a big deal.
Epic UGM 2025 FOMO generator. AI scribes by UCDavis and Ohio Health
AI scribes all the time! What are organizations thinking about this rapidly evolving area? how about a balanced scorecard? Cost is a big deal.
ctlin.blog
August 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Epic UGM 2025 FOMO generator. AI scribes by UCDavis and Ohio Health
AI scribes all the time! What are organizations thinking about this rapidly evolving area? how about a balanced scorecard? Cost is a big deal.
AI scribes all the time! What are organizations thinking about this rapidly evolving area? how about a balanced scorecard? Cost is a big deal.
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🧪 When doctors track heart disease, they need scans over time—but aligning them is tough, tedious, and subjective. We built an algorithm that automates alignment, saving time and effort.
Read more 👉 duke.is/align24
@dukeengineering.bsky.social #research #comphealth #CCDHI #cardiovascular
Read more 👉 duke.is/align24
@dukeengineering.bsky.social #research #comphealth #CCDHI #cardiovascular
August 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧪 When doctors track heart disease, they need scans over time—but aligning them is tough, tedious, and subjective. We built an algorithm that automates alignment, saving time and effort.
Read more 👉 duke.is/align24
@dukeengineering.bsky.social #research #comphealth #CCDHI #cardiovascular
Read more 👉 duke.is/align24
@dukeengineering.bsky.social #research #comphealth #CCDHI #cardiovascular
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"The question is, again, what are the consequences of it?"
The Verge's Hayden Field interviews Duke AI Health Director Michael Pencina for a story investigating a possible hallucination in a paper highlighting the capabilities of Google's Med-Gemini LLM: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
The Verge's Hayden Field interviews Duke AI Health Director Michael Pencina for a story investigating a possible hallucination in a paper highlighting the capabilities of Google's Med-Gemini LLM: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?
The basilar ganglia does not exist.
www.theverge.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"The question is, again, what are the consequences of it?"
The Verge's Hayden Field interviews Duke AI Health Director Michael Pencina for a story investigating a possible hallucination in a paper highlighting the capabilities of Google's Med-Gemini LLM: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
The Verge's Hayden Field interviews Duke AI Health Director Michael Pencina for a story investigating a possible hallucination in a paper highlighting the capabilities of Google's Med-Gemini LLM: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
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A novel dataset designed to train and evaluate grounded report generation models from chest x-ray images includes comprehensive sentence-level bounding-box annotations for all clinically relevant findings in each image. Learn more: nejm.ai/44rk1a1
@dccastr0.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
@dccastr0.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A novel dataset designed to train and evaluate grounded report generation models from chest x-ray images includes comprehensive sentence-level bounding-box annotations for all clinically relevant findings in each image. Learn more: nejm.ai/44rk1a1
@dccastr0.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
@dccastr0.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
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Duke University School of Medicine researchers have developed two pioneering studies that offer a new approach to ensuring that artificial intelligence systems used in clinical settings meet the highest standards of quality and accountability.
#DukeB&B #AcademicSky #MedSky #AI
#DukeB&B #AcademicSky #MedSky #AI
Duke University Sets New National Standard for Safe, Scalable AI in Health Care
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University School of Medicine researchers have developed two pioneering frameworks designed to evaluate the performance, safety, and reliability of large-language models in health ...
corporate.dukehealth.org
June 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Duke University School of Medicine researchers have developed two pioneering studies that offer a new approach to ensuring that artificial intelligence systems used in clinical settings meet the highest standards of quality and accountability.
#DukeB&B #AcademicSky #MedSky #AI
#DukeB&B #AcademicSky #MedSky #AI
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Excited to announce we are launching a Graduate Certificate in Society-Centered AI at Duke w/coursework in computer science, social science, and philosophy/ethics and provide support to 12 current Duke students each year thanks to a new $2.4 million grant interdisciplinary.duke.edu/news/equippi...
Equipping Graduate Students to Tackle Emerging Challenges | Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Office of the Provost and The Graduate School have chosen three faculty-led proposals to establish new Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Collaboratives focusing on
interdisciplinary.duke.edu
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Excited to announce we are launching a Graduate Certificate in Society-Centered AI at Duke w/coursework in computer science, social science, and philosophy/ethics and provide support to 12 current Duke students each year thanks to a new $2.4 million grant interdisciplinary.duke.edu/news/equippi...
In the overflowing room for the Triangle AI Summit, an enthusiastic show of hands for people who have used LLMs!
May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In the overflowing room for the Triangle AI Summit, an enthusiastic show of hands for people who have used LLMs!
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Artificial intelligence (AI) & generative AI has the potential to address challenges facing the health care system, including clinician burnout, operational inefficiencies, and concerns about patient safety. But barriers remain.
More: academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
@dukeaihealth.bsky.social
More: academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
@dukeaihealth.bsky.social
Adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare: survey of health system priorities, successes, and challenges
AbstractImportance. The US healthcare system faces significant challenges, including clinician burnout, operational inefficiencies, and concerns about pati
academic.oup.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) & generative AI has the potential to address challenges facing the health care system, including clinician burnout, operational inefficiencies, and concerns about patient safety. But barriers remain.
More: academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
@dukeaihealth.bsky.social
More: academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
@dukeaihealth.bsky.social
Please join us for next month’s Duke Machine Learning Summer School in Generative AI! Learn more at aihealth.duke.edu/2025-mlss/
May 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Please join us for next month’s Duke Machine Learning Summer School in Generative AI! Learn more at aihealth.duke.edu/2025-mlss/
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I've started blogging on substack to provide a bit more depth. Rationale is provided in the first blog. I'm using some great artwork, but I've lost the source, so the great person who created FDA as Humpty Dumpty--please identify yourself!
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Why Blog?
We are living in extraordinary times.
substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've started blogging on substack to provide a bit more depth. Rationale is provided in the first blog. I'm using some great artwork, but I've lost the source, so the great person who created FDA as Humpty Dumpty--please identify yourself!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
It’s always fun to help the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics students practice their networking skills (and always good practice for me too!)
April 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s always fun to help the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics students practice their networking skills (and always good practice for me too!)
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High school student opportunity alert! Duke Health Volunteer Services is offering a unique experience to dive into the world of healthcare careers. Applications for the 2025 Youth Symposium on Healthcare Careers are open April 11 – 14. Spaces are limited.
More: duke.is/y/jv4d
More: duke.is/y/jv4d
April 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
High school student opportunity alert! Duke Health Volunteer Services is offering a unique experience to dive into the world of healthcare careers. Applications for the 2025 Youth Symposium on Healthcare Careers are open April 11 – 14. Spaces are limited.
More: duke.is/y/jv4d
More: duke.is/y/jv4d
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The frequently used medical term "heart failure" is awful and needs to be replaced
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The frequently used medical term "heart failure" is awful and needs to be replaced
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
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Thank you @amiainformatics.bsky.social for an having me for another fun Translational Bioinformatics Year in Review! #YIR25 #IS25
Here are the slides of the top papers of the year:
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Here are the slides of the top papers of the year:
tatonettilab-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/TBI-Year-in-...
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March 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you @amiainformatics.bsky.social for an having me for another fun Translational Bioinformatics Year in Review! #YIR25 #IS25
Here are the slides of the top papers of the year:
tatonettilab-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/TBI-Year-in-...
Here are the slides of the top papers of the year:
tatonettilab-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/TBI-Year-in-...
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1-Page Handout on High Performance Teams and Book Club (by CT Lin)
What does a high performance team have to do with book club? Come to the Clinical Informatics Leadership Bootcamp to find out!
What does a high performance team have to do with book club? Come to the Clinical Informatics Leadership Bootcamp to find out!
1-Page Handout on High Performance Teams and Book Club (by CT Lin)
What does a high performance team have to do with book club? Come to the Clinical Informatics Leadership Bootcamp to find out!
ctlin.blog
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
1-Page Handout on High Performance Teams and Book Club (by CT Lin)
What does a high performance team have to do with book club? Come to the Clinical Informatics Leadership Bootcamp to find out!
What does a high performance team have to do with book club? Come to the Clinical Informatics Leadership Bootcamp to find out!
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Fantastic wide-ranging program and thought-provoking presentations at this weekend's Responsible AI Symposium at Duke University. The event concludes today at Duke's Penn Pavilion. Congratulations to conference organizers Brinnae Bent and Chris Bail for putting together an outstanding event!
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Fantastic wide-ranging program and thought-provoking presentations at this weekend's Responsible AI Symposium at Duke University. The event concludes today at Duke's Penn Pavilion. Congratulations to conference organizers Brinnae Bent and Chris Bail for putting together an outstanding event!
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Bluetorial: The path to a new pain medication with little potential for addiction
Perhaps a good story to share with folks who want to learn about how biomedical research works and where advances come from.
Perhaps a good story to share with folks who want to learn about how biomedical research works and where advances come from.
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
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February 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Bluetorial: The path to a new pain medication with little potential for addiction
Perhaps a good story to share with folks who want to learn about how biomedical research works and where advances come from.
Perhaps a good story to share with folks who want to learn about how biomedical research works and where advances come from.
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Hot off the presses from Health Affairs: Duke University's Lisa McElroy, @jessiet1023.bsky.social & Ricardo Henao address the need for modernizing data infrastructure & approaches supporting organ transplantation to overcome existing structural inequities: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
The Organ Transplantation System Is Inequitable. Modernized Data Can Help Fix That | Health Affairs Forefront
In the absence of accessible, integrated, multidimensional patient data, the organ transplant system will remain both highly variable across centers and vulnerable to bias that is unmeasured and unack...
www.healthaffairs.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hot off the presses from Health Affairs: Duke University's Lisa McElroy, @jessiet1023.bsky.social & Ricardo Henao address the need for modernizing data infrastructure & approaches supporting organ transplantation to overcome existing structural inequities: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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February 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM