Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine: New AI Institute launched to drive healthcare innovation; MOU inked to reinforce strong governance
The Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Institute (AIMI) at SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre will focus on cutting-edge AI research, safe AI adoption, AI education, and collaboration with industry partners. An MOU was signed with the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) to promote responsible AI deployment in Singapore's healthcare field. AIMI aims to empower healthcare professionals with AI expertise and support by bridging technical expertise with clinical knowledge. The institute will offer online training series and resources to facilitate the integration of AI solutions. The partnership between SingHealth and CHAI will develop AI guidelines and policy recommendations to ensure ethical and responsible AI use in healthcare.
SingHealth Duke-NUS Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Institute (AIMI)
The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) announced the launch of the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Institute (AIMI) at the opening ceremony of the AI Health World Summit 2025 today. AIMI is set to bring together SingHealth's data science and AI capabilities and Duke-NUS' academic network to drive research, education, and commercialization. Fostering an environment for in-depth research, education, and partnerships in AI.
An increasingly integral and transformative force in healthcare, AI capabilities aid the diagnosis of diseases, guide clinical treatments, and enhance patient experience. AIMI aims to empower healthcare professionals across medical specialties with the expertise and support they need to create, develop, and apply AI-driven solutions. The Institute will bridge the gap between technical expertise and clinical knowledge by fostering an environment that promotes meaningful partnerships with local and global experts in the field and providing resources and grants to turn innovative ideas into reality.
To equip healthcare professionals and the public with AI knowledge, AIMI will introduce AI101, a flagship online training series offering foundational insights into AI's unique considerations and applications in healthcare. Through the development of guidelines, publications, and policy recommendations, AIMI aims to promote a strong and robust governance framework as efforts to encourage adoption of AI increase.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SingHealth and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)
Another highlight of the AI Health World Summit 2025 was the inking of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SingHealth, Singapore's largest public healthcare cluster, and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a non-profit organization in the United States of America committed to developing industry best practices and frameworks to further innovation, safety, and security for health AI. This MOU, which marks CHAI's first international collaboration, aims to strengthen Singapore's position as a global hub for healthcare AI and enables the promotion of AI ethics worldwide.
Through this partnership, SingHealth and CHAI will jointly develop AI guidelines, white papers, publications, and policy recommendations incorporating global best practices and regulatory insights to strengthen governance around AI use in Singapore's healthcare system. In addition, the two organizations will work together to implement educational initiatives aimed at enhancing AI literacy and responsible AI use that will be accessible for clinicians, developers, and the public.
During the two years of the agreement, SingHealth and CHAI will host at least one Global Summit gathering experts, policymakers, and healthcare leaders from all over the world to facilitate knowledge exchange and the sharing of best practices to deepen their standing as thought leaders on AI governance and ethics.
About the AI Health World Summit 2025
Organized biennially by the SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC with A*STAR as co-organizer, the AI Health World Summit serves as a pivotal gathering for global leaders across healthcare, academia, government, legal, and industry sectors to explore the latest advancements and applications of AI in healthcare. The Summit features exciting plenary sessions covering a rich variety of topics including last-mile adoptions of AI technologies, clinical applications in healthcare, data governance frameworks, AI and data privacy safeguards, advancements in vision and language models tailored for health contexts, and explainable and responsible AI practices.
Notable speakers include Prof Nigam Shah, Chief Data Scientist, Stanford Health Care, USA; Prof Wong Tien Yin, Founding Head & Senior Vice-Chancellor, Tsinghua University, China; Dr Rupa Sarkar, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Digital Health, UK; and Mr Sim Feng-Ji, Deputy Secretary, Digital Government, Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), Singapore.