Applied AI in Healthcare: Innovation, Strategy, and Leadership

As artificial intelligence (AI) redefines healthcare, from diagnostics to patient engagement and clinical workflows, organizations face mounting pressure to lead meaningful, scalable innovation. Despite its potential, enterprise-wide AI adoption is often constrained by fragmented initiatives, limited AI literacy at the leadership level, and a lack of cross-functional coordination. MIT xPRO's 12-week Applied AI in Healthcare: Innovation, Strategy, and Leadership program bridges this capability gap, by equipping leaders to evaluate AI systems, explore real-world healthcare applications, and develop strategies for leading digital transformation in organizations.

Designed for professionals at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business, the learning journey combines two expert-led programs — Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Applications and the AI Strategy and Leadership Program: Thriving in the New World of AI — to prepare you to bridge disciplines, lead with insight, and future-proof your organization in an increasingly AI-reliant healthcare system. 

The Applied AI in Healthcare: Innovation, Strategy, and Leadership program is designed for leaders across healthcare delivery, pharmaceuticals, medtech, insurance, and digital health who are focused on driving innovation, improving patient and operational outcomes, and leading responsible AI adoption. It is ideal for:

• C-suite executives, senior leaders and other key decision makers

• Clinical leaders, including senior physicians, medical directors, and healthcare educators

• Mid-to-senior-level leaders, including directors, department heads, and operational leaders

• Healthcare entrepreneurs and founders aiming to build AI-powered products

• Tech and strategy consultants

The Applied AI in Healthcare program is designed specifically to help you:

• Learn about the AI design process model through its various stages

• Understand different machine learning (ML) and neural network natural language processing (NLP) algorithms, and their widespread applications

• Apply your learnings to solve technical health problems and implement frameworks within your specific healthcare domains

• Develop an AI product or service for healthcare 

• Examine how AI enables new enterprise activities that can transform organizational operations and design a roadmap to integrate AI and data into your team or organization

• Assess key leadership and AI concepts to apply practical AI insights, improve leadership capabilities, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape

• Create a foundational AI and data strategy for your department or organization, including processes that promote transparency and accountability