Erlyn Macarayan, PhD is Vice President of Data Science at PatientsLikeMe, LLC. She is also an adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, an affiliate and fellow of Harvard Law School Berkman Klein Center, and a consultant to the WHO. She has worked extensively in the public health and the health data science fields with years of experience as an advisor and consultant to various international organizations and industries. She is an esteemed public health researcher who leads multi-collaborative, multi-sectoral, and global research projects. She has also worked as Advisor in Data Science at CVS Health Corporation and was a scientist at the Harvard University School of Public Health, where she also did her postdoctoral research. She holds a masters and PhD in public health and is a trained cardiovascular and renal nurse.
While human empathy will never be replaced, AI technologies and ChatGPT are providing new possibilities to help healthcare providers engage more efficiently with their patients and streamline administrative duties so physicians can focus more on their patients.