UMaine Artificial Intelligence Webinar Series
UMaine AI Webinar
February 6, 2025
“Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Power of AI in Transforming Patient Care”
Moderator: Dr. Julia Upton, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Husson University & Certified AI Expert™ and AI Developer™
Speaker: Ghada Konsowa, Simulation Education Center Director, Husson University
Speaker Bio: Ghada Konsowa has over ten years’ experience in Healthcare Simulation. Currently working at Husson University Maine as Simulation Education Center Director. Previously worked at the University of South Florida and Douglas College Vancouver Canada, as Simulation Center Manager. Her top choice to further her career in healthcare as its mission and vision align exceptionally well with her training and career aspiration. Simulation was a new era in her career path that aligned with her commitment to helping in providing exceptional education and training to healthcare providers.
She was fortunate to reach high professional peaks throughout her life, holding two degrees and working for a top pharmaceutical company on medicine and research. Pharmaceuticals was an experience in which she explored the business world and was exceptionally successful in leadership and management.
Ghada holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). She also holds a Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery, MB, BCH. She has Medical Licensure. She also holds certificates as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist from the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. She is a co-chair for the Mindfulness Group in Simulation Society of Healthcare. She sits on the organization committee of the IMSH Conference. She is certified as a mental health first aid from the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She is a member of Commit to Kids, from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Additionally, she is working on her PhD in Healthcare Education.