Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 02: Dr. Suzanne Bakken

This season on the Amplify Nursing Podcast, we’re exploring the impact of AI in healthcare. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suzanne Bakken, professor and Vice Dean for Research at Columbia Nursing. She reflects on her 50-year nursing journey, from critical care to leadership in biomedical informatics, and the evolution of her focus on systems thinking and problem-solving.

The discussion highlights human-centered AI through five lenses from Anderson and Coiera: design, values, interaction, socio-technical systems, and implementation. Dr. Bakken emphasizes the need for nurses to be involved in AI development and evaluation, with core competencies in ethics, model understanding, and critical assessment. She also addresses bias and equity, underscoring the importance of vigilance, community engagement, and transparency.

The episode closes with resources for nurses interested in building knowledge around equitable AI.