Laurah Turner, Ph.D.

Laurah Turner, Ph.D., is the Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics and Associate Professor of Medical Education and of Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is also co-founder of 2-Sigma Labs, an educational technology company developing AI-powered platforms for personalized learning in health care. 

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  An interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, fuzzy logic, and educational informatics, Dr. Turner leads national and international initiatives to integrate AI responsibly into medical education. Her work focuses on leveraging multiagent architectures, learning analytics, and adaptive assessment systems to advance precision medical education and reduce disparities in training.

  She has secured multiple competitive grants, holds several patents pending on AI-driven educational platforms, and has been invited to contribute to advisory committees for the AAMC, AMA, ABMS, and the International Advisory Committee on AI in Health Professions Education.

  Widely recognized as a thought leader, Dr. Turner has delivered invited keynotes, grand rounds, and workshops at leading institutions around the world. Her vision is to democratize access to individualized, mastery-based medical training by harnessing AI to scale feedback, foster equity, and capture the richness of clinical reasoning.