Ottawa, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – November 23, 2021) – Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) and Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada) today announced a $50,000 Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Population Health for the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto. IMC made an initial pledge of $25,000 to mark the tenure of outgoing IMC Board Chair and Roche Canada President and CEO Ronnie Miller, who served a two-year term from 2019 to 2021. Roche Canada graciously made a matching pledge of $25,000.
The scholarship will span a five-year period beginning in the Fall of 2022. It will be awarded to a master’s- or PhD-level graduate student who is developing research and training in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science to improve population health and health system performance. The scholarship will help DLSPH to innovate in the creation of population health solutions and will support the next generation of public health leaders in creating transformative change.
Founded in 1926, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health is internationally renowned for its programs and experts. Its community of scientists, teachers, students, practitioners, policy makers and citizens create new knowledge, advance practice and guide the way to better, more equitable health outcomes in Canada and around the world.
Roche Canada is at the forefront of innovative advances in AI for healthcare reform. In 2020, the company launched a centre of excellence in artificial intelligence called
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