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Spotlights from the TIERRA Team
November 2025
TIERRA members presented at the American Public Health Association in Washington D.C. on the results of the recent surveys and the AI in Healthcare deliberations.
- Reema Hamasha APHA 2025 Poster
- Gloria Carmona APHA 2025 Presentation
- Gloria Caromona APHA 2025 Roundtable
- Sean Tan 2025 APHA Presentation
October 2025
TIERRA members presented at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities conference in Portland, Oregon on the results of the AI in Healthcare deliberations.
September 2025
TIERRA presented at Research Palooza on September 9th. There, we hosted activities gathering perspectives from attendees on the use of AI in healthcare.
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Artificial Intelligence for Health
Samaa Syed joined TIERRA through UROP in Fall 2025.
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AI in Healthcare Transparency: Building a U.S. Patient Notification Policy Tracker
Saahithi Kari reflects on her Fall 2025 internship with the TIERRA team, where she helped develop a policy tracker focused on AI use in healthcare, specifically patient notification and disclosure requirements across the United States. In the post, she highlights key legislative themes from 2024 and 2025, how states are shaping AI regulation, and what these trends may signal for 2026, along with takeaways about building practical policy frameworks.
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AI in Healthcare: Notification and Consent Preferences Based on U.S. National Survey
There are strong public expectations for transparency and control over artificial intelligence (AI) use in healthcare settings. A clear majority of U.S. adults want either to provide explicit permission (45-54%) or at least be notified (32-39%) before AI tools are used in their care, whether for clinical decision-making, routine documentation, or administrative functions.
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How does the UM research community feel about AI in healthcare?
TIERRA hosted a table at Researchpalooza. They included two activities to gather the perspectives of the University's research community on the use of AI in healthcare.
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Policymaking for AI in Health Systems
Cyrena Matingou reflects on her IHPI Summer Internship experience with the TIERRA team, where she supported Dr. Jodyn Platt and contributed to the team’s presentation at the Michigan Health Information Technology Commission (HITC). In her blog post, she shares insights from her time with TIERRA and what she learned about public trust and the role of AI in healthcare.
