Applied AI in Healthcare

What is this Micro-credential about?

The micro-credential enables learners to design, implement, and critically evaluate AI-based solutions using real-world health data, while addressing challenges such as data quality, bias, model limitations, and generalisability. Learners will apply advanced analytical skills to assess the implications of AI use in clinical and population health settings.

Why study?

AI is transforming healthcare in New Zealand and around the world. This micro-credential equips you with the practical knowledge to understand AI capabilities, limitations, risks, and governance so you can confidently engage with AI-enabled initiatives and improve health outcomes.

Learning experience

• 85 hours online (synchronous/asynchronous) and 215 hours self-directed study.
• Online learning includes facilitated webinars, supported by weekly asynchronous learning activities.
• Self-directed study includes reflection, investigation, project work, and assessment
  completion.

Pre-requisites

• Foundational statistical knowledge and coding skills.
• A Level 7 qualification, or a Level 6 qualification with relevant IT or healthcare knowledge equivalent to Level 7.
• English language requirement of IELTS 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0) or equivalent for international students. Testing must have taken place within two years of qualification commencement.

Value to the learner

By the end of this micro-credential, you will be able to:

• Understand AI concepts and how they apply in healthcare
• Work confidently with healthcare data and AI tools
• Critically evaluate AI solutions, risks and limitations
• Apply ethical, legal and cultural considerations
• Support responsible adoption of AI in healthcare settings
• Drive better decisions and improved health outcomes

Value to the market

Through its focus on responsible, culturally informed AI practice, the micro-credential contributes to workforce capability development and supports community trust in emerging health technologies, with potential benefits for healthcare organisations, Māori health providers, and wider health and wellbeing outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.