Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan at the ADB-WHO Forum on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health Equity

Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, convenor of UP CIDS’ Program on Health Systems Development, during the Forum on Harnessing AI for Health Equity, held on 25–26 March 2026 at the ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines.

Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, convenor of UP CIDS’ Program on Health Systems Development, was a speaker at the Forum on Harnessing AI for Health Equity, held on 25–26 March 2026 at the ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines. The forum was convened by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific. Funded through the High-Level Technology Fund with support from the Government of Japan, the Republic of Korea, e-Asia, and the Knowledge Partnership Fund, the forum posed an important question regarding the role of Artificial Intelligence in closing health gaps.

Dr. Isip-Tan’s presentation titled, “AI-ready Without the Foundation: The Medical Education Dilemma” gives an overview of integrating AI into medical education, focusing on challenges, opportunities, and the need for strong digital readiness and equity. In this presentation, she delves into the medical education dilemma, i.e. that we lack the foundation for the AI-integrated practice and how we ought to traverse it . Read Dr. Isip-Tan’s presentation here: https://events.development.asia/materials/20260325/ai-ready-without-foundation-medical-education-dilemma

Read more about the Forum on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health Equity here: https://events.development.asia/learning-events/forum-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-ai-health-equity

The Program on Health Systems Development (PHSD) is one of the Research Programs of the Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS), of the University of the Philippines (UP)’s research policy unit.