Discusses the need for bioethics departments in HBCU medical schools.

Our guest today is Dr. Donald Carter III, a biomedical ethicist and Assistant Professor at Mercer University School of Medicine. He holds degrees from Fisk, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt, and Loyola Chicago. A 2023 Hastings Center Sadler Scholar, his research explores clinical ethics, AI in medicine, race, and social justice.


Additional resources:

• The Hastings Center for Bioethics – https://www.thehastingscenter.org/
• The American Journal of Bioethics – https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/uajb20
• Bioethics Today – https://bioethicstoday.org/
• Bioethics in the Margins – https://bioethicsinthemargins.org/
• Bioethics for the People – https://www.bioethicsforthepeople.com/
• CITI Program’s Bioethics course – https://about.citiprogram.org/course/bioethics/
• CITI Program’s Healthcare Ethics Committee course – https://about.citiprogram.org/course/healthcare-ethics-committee/

Discusses the responsible integration of AI into healthcare delivery.

Our guest today is Dr. Yauheni Solad who is a Managing Partner at Dalos Partners, leading healthcare AI strategy and validation. Dr. Solad is a research affiliate at Yale University and a board-certified physician in clinical informatics. He formerly led digital health innovation at UC Davis Health and Yale, advancing FHIR interoperability, telemedicine, and responsible AI standards.

Additional resources:

• ReAligned Healthcare podcast: https://realignedhealthcare.com/
• Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: https://academic.oup.com/jamia
• The Lancet Digital Health: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/home
• Deep Medicine: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3350442
• Request for Information on the Development of an AI Action Plan: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/06/2025-02305/request-for-information-on-the-development-of-an-artificial-intelligence-ai-action-plan
• WHO Harnessing AI for Health: https://www.who.int/teams/digital-health-and-innovation/harnessing-artificial-intelligence-for-health
• National Academy of Medicine AI and Emerging Technology: https://nam.edu/our-work/key-issues/artificial-intelligence-and-emerging-technology/
• CITI Program’s course catalog: https://about.citiprogram.org/course-catalog

Discusses the updated International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) Guideline for Good Clinical Practice known as E6(R3) and what it means for researchers.

Our guest today is Cindy Gates, JD, RN, an experienced leader in human subjects research protections and clinical research. Cindy has previously worked at WIRB, the University of California Davis, the University of Miami, the Houston Methodist Medical Center, and George Washington University.

This episode is co-hosted by Eric D. Kupferberg, PhD, Associate Director of Clinical Research Education at CITI Program.


Additional resources:

• ICH E6(R3): https://www.ich.org/page/efficacy-guidelines#6-2
• CITI Program’s ICH E6(R3): An Introduction course: https://about.citiprogram.org/course/ich-e6r3-an-introduction/