SCPKU 2025 Summer Seminar Offerings
AI-Enabled Global Public Health and Population Health Management
Instructors: Prof. Karen Eggleston, FSI APARC Asia Health Policy Program Director and Prof. Michelle Williams, Stanford School of Medicine – Epidemiology and Population Health
This three-week intensive seminar focuses on advancing global health through cross-cultural collaboration and application of cutting-edge technology in population health and health policy decision-making. Topics range from the fundamentals of machine learning, causal inference, and basic health economics concepts to case studies of AI-enabled population health programs, bias mitigation strategies, privacy protection protocols, and transparency in AI decision-making.
Dates: June 23 to July 11, Summer 2025
Prerequisites: Although there are no specific prerequisites, students should have completed some coursework in epidemiology or related disciplines such as biostatistics, bioinformatics, health policy, population health, medicine, data science, or public policy.
Open To: Stanford undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in good standing
Empowering a Future-Ready Student: Exploring AI and Generative Models in Healthcare
Instructors: Dr. Robert Chang, Stanford School of Medicine – Ophthalmology
This three-week, hands-on seminar brings together interdisciplinary teams of PKU and Stanford students for an immersive dive into the evolving Chinese medical system, exploring how AI will improve medicine and healthcare delivery. Designed in a hackathon-style, project-based learning format, this course will help students master AI prompting skills as they practice with multi-modal Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI Agents — No prior coding experience necessary. Over three weeks, students will also gain a foundation in design thinking and lean launch principles, using AI to rapidly test new ideas, incorporate user feedback, and design sustainable digital products or services for unmet needs.
Dates: August 4 to August 22, Summer 2025
Prerequisites: Talented minds with strong interests in entrepreneurship and AI who are keen to improve healthcare, especially those studying Engineering, Design, Computing, Medicine, or Business, “Maker Movement / Hacking Skills.”
Open To: Stanford undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in good standing
Geophysical Exploration of Ocean Worlds in the Solar System
Instructor: Prof. Anton Ermakov, Stanford Engineering – Aeronautics and Astronautics
This course explores the geophysics of icy moons and ocean worlds in the solar system, such as Europa, Enceladus, and Titan. The course will cover different ways subsurface oceans can be detected and characterized. Topics include geophysical data analysis (e.g., gravity, topography, rotational dynamics, and magnetic induction), the mechanics of tidal deformation and tidal heating, and their implications for the evolution of these worlds. Additionally, the course will introduce planetary habitability metrics, the potential compositions of extraterrestrial oceans, and the design of future spacecraft missions to assess habitability. The course will include lectures, guest speaker presentations and tours of China’s space exploration organizations. Opportunities for students to present their own research will also be provided.
Dates: September 1 to September 19, Summer 2025
Prerequisites: Basics of geophysics, ODEs and PDEs.
Open To: The application is open to both graduate and undergraduate students interested in planetary and space exploration.
Health Care Delivery in China: Rural and NGO Experience
Instructor: Prof. Yang Sun, Stanford School of Medicine – Opthamology, Dr. Zhiquan Liu, Postdoctoral Scholar – Ophthalmology
This course provides an in-depth look at the Chinese healthcare system, emphasizing rural eye health. The didactic portion will cover topics including the structure of healthcare delivery, policy and practice of healthcare, and the socioeconomic challenges affecting underserved populations. Students will examine the roles of international and domestic NGOs, such as Lifeline Express and Orbis, in improving healthcare. The course also explores the integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern approaches and the financial models sustaining vision care initiatives. Through case studies, students will analyze government-NGO partnerships and strategies for addressing health disparities in China’s rural regions. Field trips will be planned to visit a Lifeline Express train, which features a modified surgical center for cataract treatment in rural townships. (www.lifelineexpress.org.hk/en/home)
Dates: July 5 to July 27, Summer 2025
Prerequisites: No prior coursework is required.
Open To: Undergraduate, Co-term, Medical students, Master's, and PhD students.