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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's too bad this is behind a paywall. I have access through my academic medical center but there are so many people who do not have that kind of access and would benefit from reaching this.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

impression on healthcare and biomedicine. This award would not have been possible without my family, colleagues, and friends - from OHSU and beyond - who contributed to the work that led to my recognition. I look forward to celebrating at the Annual Symposium in November with all who will be there.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am thrilled and honored to be the recipient of the 2026 @amia.org Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence. This award is the highest honor in the field of biomedical informatics and is presented to an individual whose personal commitment and dedication to biomedical informatics has made a lasting

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am delighted to present Clinical Informatics Grand Rounds today at Northwell Health in Manhasset, NY, where I will be delivering my talk, AI in Education and Education in AI: Implications for Medicine and Medical Education. Slides and references at: assets.zyrosite.com/Aq2WRaVw59SJ...

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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Gene Roddenberry’s classic sci-fi TV series ‘Star Trek’ (aka ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’) premiered on NBC on this day sixty years ago (September 8, 1966) 📺 🪐 🖖 #OTD

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I am so thrilled for my great colleague and friend Peter Embí to be named as the new Director of the National Library of Medicine! I am confident he will provide great leadership for the NLM and the biomedical informatics field! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

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Physician-scientist and informatics leader Dr. Peter Embí to helm NIH’s National Library of Medicine

He is anticipated to begin his role on Sept. 10, 2026.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I am certain that very few Democrats in Oregon support this measure or will vote for it. It is just being used by the right to attack Democrats.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I am sure that very few Democrats in Oregon support or will vote for this measure. The right is trying to pin this dumb measure on Democrats. (I am, like you, a near-vegetarian and also dislike most Oregon ballot measures.)

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In anticipation of Trump's press conference on alleged election interference tomorrow, we're doing an early release of our "Rigged Election" Bingo game. Which worn out tropes will he and his operatives roll out (again) tomorrow? Create your own card to play along. bingo.cip.uw.edu/s/92d3739d-2...

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"Rigged Election" Bingo

Spot the tropes before they spread — can you get BINGO?

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Why do we need an alternative to LinkedIn? BlueSky shows the challenges of trying to reconstitute a network (X/Twitter).

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yes, interesting study, but these studies are like testing cancer drugs in tissue cultures or animals: important intermediate steps but saying little about how they work in the hands of real clinicians taking care of real patients.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I am no expert in ophthalmology but I like to think I know something about AI in biomedicine. Below is a link to my slides on a panel where I will be discussion competencies and challenges for education in AI and biomedical informatics. assets.zyrosite.com/Aq2WRaVw59SJ...

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I am off to Chicago for a two-day workshop on ophthalmology and AI, Illinois Eye-TEACH (Technology, Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Clinical Informatics in Healthcare. It is taking place at my medical school alma mater, UIC. chicago.medicine.uic.edu/ophthalmolog...

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Illinois Eye-TEACH | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences | University of Illinois College of Medicine

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

In October I will be giving it to students at my own institution, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). A link to a PDF of slides and references is below. assets.zyrosite.com/Aq2WRaVw59SJ...

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

But I enjoy getting new medical students to think about the role of data, information, and AI in their future careers. Today I am giving the lecture to students at Nova Southeastern College of Allopathic Medicine.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

In recent years, the lecture has added a growing amount of content about artificial intelligence (AI), which unfortunately means some other important informatics-related material gets crowded out.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Each year, I give a lecture to first-year medical students at two universities. Entitled, Information is Different Now that You’re a Doctor, I introduce the field of clinical informatics and describe how the relationship with data and information changes when one becomes a physician.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

These sessions are option for those completing the otherwise online introductory course in biomedical informatics and AI. (And nice that we talked about more than AI; the rest of informatics is still important!)

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Nice to get together with 10 of the 50 students completing the January-May 10x10 (“ten by ten”) course and spend an afternoon talking about all things informatics at the @amia.org Amplify meeting in Denver.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I am also speaking on two panels: 5/19 - Bridge2AI-Voice: Advancing Clinical AI Through Ethically Sourced Voice Biomarkers 5/21 - Teaching AI: Strategies for Educating Across the Medical Continuum, From Students to Seasoned Clinicians

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I am looking forward to this week’s @amia.org Amplify Conference in Denver, CO, where I will be conducting my usual in-person session for those completing the AMIA 10x10 (“ten by ten”) introductory course in biomedical informatics and AI. amia.org/education-ev...

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AMIA 10x10: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I’m no fan of Elon but the Starlink on United planes is amazing.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I agree there is a grave concern for how difficult it is for young faculty to start research careers. But our academic medical centers, at least mine, are requiring higher levels of FTE support for senior faculty. A grant may not get funded if led by a younger faculty with less of a track record.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

What about those older faculty who are still required to have 60-70% grant funding of their salaries?

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Why do that now when an LLM can do that for you? 😀

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Gosh, it’s almost as if he is, um, a liar He also lied when he said he wasn’t banning certain words; we wasted months and months of time removing “racial disparities” from our grant (endless hours on the phone with the NIH program officer) He lies as frequently as you and I breathe

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Summary of the NAM workshop especially Director Bhattacharya’s Fireside chat. I will still post my reactions later, but I need some rest first.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Do we think Dr. McCoy will be using Epic around that time on the USS Enterprise? What GenAI will he be using?

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Is this for the primary or the general? If the latter, her candidacy risks splitting the vote and allowing Collins to win.

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AMIA @amia.org · 07/04/2026

‼️The 10x10 digital course, Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and AI, begins TOMORROW! Hear from course director William Hersh, MD, on what you'll bring to your work after the course. Register now and get started building your #AI foundation: amia.org/education-ev...

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

For those of us on the west coast, it happens during our Seders.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

How do they even identify what a "Jew" is? Someone like myself who identifies as being Jewish but has all sorts of issues with organized religion (as my rabbi knows)? Or do you have a go to shul a certain amount? I agree with everyone for whom this scares the hell out of them.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Is there any comparable analysis for biological and medical studies?

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It also describes and sets the context for newer technologies, such as SMART on FHIR, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and wearables. For more information and registration, visit the link below.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Adapted from a graduate-level introductory course, it provides up-to-date details on current events in the field, including electronic health records, data standards and interoperability, clinical decision support, population health, consumer health, telehealth, clinical research, and public health.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Registration is open for the next offering of the AMIA 10x10 (“ten by ten”) course that begins on April 8, 2026. This course provides a detailed overview of biomedical and health informatics and AI to those who will work at the interface of healthcare and information technology (IT).

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Next offering of the course begins next week!

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I came for a protest and won a peace prize!

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Lovely day for a protest with a cast of tens (hundreds?) of thousands in Portland!

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The amazing rainbows we get in Oregon! The pot of gold is likely just inside Nehalem Bay State Park.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Tenure is a pretty meaningless designation at my institution, Oregon Health & Science University. It guarantees a title and a token amount of salary. It is not a requirement for any leadership role. I suspect this is the case at many medical schools.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I am looking for to attending the @amia.org #Amplify2026 conference in May!

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I enjoyed the opportunity to give my talk "AI in Education and Education in AI" yesterday to the Department of Computational Biomedicine at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Link to a PDF of my slides and references: assets.zyrosite.com/Aq2WRaVw59SJ...

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

1/n Listened to a thought provoking lecture by @billhersh.bsky.social on the role of AI in education and the need for education about AI. It seems to me that we need a radical rethink about the many purposes of education and how to deliver education to achieve those purposes. Surely it is time to...

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Ok, I am impressed. Flying a United Embraer 175 tonight with Starlink from SFO to PDX. You can get it via wifi as soon as you board the plane, no need to wait until takeoff or 10,000 feet. And it's fast! www.speedtest.net/result/18826...

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Lisa Karstens @lisakarstens.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Applications for this #microbiome #datascience short course are due next week! If you're in biomedical research, interested in building data science skills to study the microbiome and reusing publicly available data, this course is for you!

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Tiny Nehalem, OR, population 200.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This is an excellent, if sad, collection.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Yes, I agree, you have to cull through that all.

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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Agree with you both about X, although I do keep my account there for now. And I find LinkedIn a great platform for scientific awareness, which X/Twitter used to be for me.

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