Samira A.Rahimi, Ph.D.

McGill announces a new Centre of Excellence in AI in India, expanding global presence and strengthening international partnerships. Announced during a mission led by @univcan with PM @MarkJCarney and Foreign Affairs Minister @AnitaAnandMP. Read more: mcgill.ca/x/5GG

Women make up about 1/3 of researchers worldwide, yet their impact on science and health research is profound. This #IDWGS, CIHR proudly celebrates the researchers, Scientific Directors, Governing Council members & staff who are inspiring the next generation of girls in science.

My interview with #TheZoomer on use of #AI for #OlderAdults care and importance of the #education 💫 @mcgillu @Mila_Quebec @ciusss_ouestmtl @ciusss_csmtl @LDI_ILD zoomer.com/health/2026/01…

Primary care doctor, 24/7, free. Oh, it's AI Medically backed up by @harvardmed @StanfordMed @UCSFMedicine techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/lot…

@elonmusk @elonmusk first you need to collaborate with researchers to pilot study them in older adults’ care and in the community then, open to public

Optimus will be amazing for protecting and taking care of your elderly parents

As leaders gather in #Davos for the World Economic Forum, #GenderEquality is still unfinished business. At #WEF26, @UN_Women Deputy Executive Director Kirsi Madi urges leaders to place women at decision-making tables, because technology must work #ForAllWomenAndGirls. #AI

The protests in Iran cannot be separated from the long-standing, state-imposed restrictions on girls’ and women’s autonomy, in all aspects of public life including education. Iranian girls, like girls everywhere, demand a life with dignity. The people of Iran have long warned about this repression, at great personal risk, and their voices have been silenced for decades. These restrictions exist within a wider system of gendered control shaped by segregation, surveillance, and punishment — one that limits freedom, choice, and safety far beyond the classroom. They demand their voices be heard and the right to determine their political future. That future must be driven by the Iranian people, and include the leadership of Iranian women and girls — not external forces or oppressive regimes. I stand with the people and girls of Iran in their call for freedom and dignity. They deserve to determine their own future.

🌐 Excellentes discussions aujourd’hui sur des sujets connexes, comme les besoins en infrastructure, les façons d’accroître la confiance dans l’#IA et le développement des talents dans un milieu de la recherche en radicale transformation. #G7 #Recherche7+ @uOttawa

Congratulations to Samira A. Rahimi, Associate Academic Member at Mila, for receiving the Donald A. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Global Health Research from McGill University at its 2025 Global Health Night. This award recognizes her work on integrating the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into the development of future AI systems in healthcare. mila.quebec/en/news/samira…

Félicitations à Samira A. Rahimi, membre académique associée à Mila, qui a reçu le prix Donald A. Henderson pour sa recherche exceptionnelle en santé mondiale décerné par l’Université McGill lors de sa Global Health Night 2025. Cette reconnaissance lui est attribuées pour son travail sur l'intégration des principes d'équité, de diversité et d'inclusion (EDI) dans le développement de futurs systèmes d'IA en soins de santé. mila.quebec/fr/nouvelle/sa…

📣 #WEBINAR: Maximize the societal benefit of AI. Join @RahimiSamira on November 13 to learn how the EDAI framework helps build socially responsible & equitable AI in health care. Register: hubs.la/Q03Qhv2X0 #AI #DigitalHealth #HealthEquity #Webinar

📣 #WEBINAR: A missing roadmap for EDI in AI? Join @RahimiSamira on November 13 to explore the practical EDAI framework for building equitable AI in health. Register: hubs.la/Q03Qhwjm0 #AIinHealthcare #HealthPolicy #SciencePublishing

#WEBINAR: Are your AI models socially responsible? Join @RahimiSamira on November 13 to discover the EDAI framework—a roadmap for building equitable and inclusive AI in health care. Register: hubs.la/Q03PYB9c0 #AI #HealthTech #EDI #DigitalHealth

@negar_rz @ShalalehRismani @renee_m_shelby Congrats, Negar!!

I am incredibly excited and honoured that our #AIES2025 paper on *Measuring What Matters: Connecting AI Ethics Evaluations to System Attributes, Hazards, and Harms* got the *best paper award* This paper is led by @ShalalehRismani and coauthored by @renee_m_shelby Lea Davis and @RoboEthics (awesome team of collaborators) I am so proud of Shalaleh for leading such a fantastic work! #AIES ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AIES…

The White House’s AI Action Plan lays out a market-driven vision for U.S. AI leadership — prioritizing infrastructure, open innovation, technical evals while limiting oversight. HAI scholars assess impacts on public sector, governance, workforce, and more. hai.stanford.edu/news/inside-tr…

Our book AI Based Primary Care is now available for pre-order through Elsevier! 🎉 💫 This project has been a real labor of love—bringing together ideas, research, and real-world examples on how AI can support & improve primary care. bit.ly/4kWRq1z

Today we announced a pilot program that strategically incorporates Large Language Models to enhance the academic paper review process for the AAAI-26 conference. Read more: bit.ly/3ZmwSr4

In my recent piece for The Hill Times, I share why it's time to urgently rethink the path we're taking with #AI in #healthcare — and how we can steer it toward meaningful impact. hilltimes.com/story/2025/05/… via @thehilltimes

📢 New from JMIR Medical Education: @RahimiSamira & Researchers from @mcgillu introduce AIFM-ed—the Artificial Intelligence in Family #MedicineEducation framework—designed to prepare future family doctors for AI-powered care. 🔗: bit.ly/42JXlRG #AIinHealthcare