Appointment of Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD, FACMI, as the inaugural Vice Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Computing for the Perelman School of Medicine
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD, FACMI, as the inaugural Vice Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Computing for the Perelman School of Medicine [PSOM], effective April 1. Dr. Ritchie is the Edward Rose, MD and Elizabeth Kirk Rose, MD Professor of Genetics, Director of the Division of Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, and Director of the Institute for Biomedical Informatics [IBI]. She is also Co-Director of the Penn Medicine BioBank and Vice President of Research Informatics in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. She will continue to serve in these roles as she expands her leadership to our strategies on artificial intelligence [AI] and computing.
As part of Penn Medicine’s recent strategic plan, Serving a Changing World, the importance of AI and computing was underscored in the many discussions of our research pillar: make breathtaking discoveries and put them to work. As the co-lead of this pillar, Dr. Ritchie uniquely understands how technological advances require us to lead in data-driven research, teaching, and applications while we also ensure we deploy powerful technologies beneficially and responsibly.& In this vice dean role, Dr. Ritchie will work with Penn Medicine leadership to develop and implement our strategy for AI and computing across our integrated missions: research, education, and healthcare delivery. She will also serve as an ambassador with the Health System, other schools across the University of Pennsylvania, CHOP, and external and internal partners as we build and foster greater connections and collaborations in AI, machine learning, and research computing. Her continued leadership of the IBI, which will serve as a coordinating center for AI activities across PSOM, will provide the necessary cross-department/cross-school infrastructure and expertise to advance our work in this rapidly changing and impactful domain.
Please visit here to learn more about Dr. Ritchie’s scholarship and research interests.
Dr. Ritchie is a valued colleague whose meaningful contributions have greatly enriched our PSOM community. I am grateful that she will be serving in this new and important role, and please join me in congratulating her on this appointment.
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Jon Epstein, MD
Interim EVP | Dean