{"666074":{"#nid":"666074","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Best Kind of Challenging","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough it\u2019s a place she has never visited, Rebekah Elting 24N represented Mexico. Her Emory classmate, Andy Espinoza 24N, was half of the German delegation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey joined an international student group late last year at Emory\u2019s Convocation Hall, eager to test newfound skills on the culminating day of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simuvaction.com\/\u0022\u003ESimuvaction\u003C\/a\u003E, centered on the topic \u201cAI and Health Disparities on a Global Stage.\u201d Twenty-five students from 10 universities participated, most of them coming to the U.S. for the first time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simuvaction.com\/\u0022\u003ESimuvaction\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a portmanteau word combining \u201csimulation,\u201d \u201cinnovation\u201d and \u201caction\u201d; and the vision for it came from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ethics.emory.edu\/who-we-are\/our-people\/faculty\/senior-faculty-fellows\/courrier-anne-elisabeth.html\u0022\u003EAnne-Elisabeth Courrier\u003C\/a\u003E, visiting senior faculty fellow at the Emory Center for Ethics and associate professor in public law at the University of Nantes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECourrier won the Prize for Passion in Pedagogy in Higher Education from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Research for a similar event in 2017: a simulation of the European Council where students took on the roles of journalists, lobbyists and heads of state to negotiate a common position on a given topic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the view of Courrier\u2019s Ethics Center colleague Edward Queen, director of the D. Abbottt Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership, the event demonstrated her \u201cthoughtfulness and creativity as a teacher, creating a project that required research on the topic, working in teams, negotiating with other stakeholders, and developing and defending policy positions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring her law studies, Courrier experienced life in cities in Canada, England and Italy. \u201cI realized how much studying abroad is crucial to better understanding our own environments. That is why I pay it forward,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESimuvaction was made possible in part by a grant from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantaglobalstudies.gatech.edu\/AGREC\u0022\u003EAtlanta Global Research and Education Collaborative (AGREC)\u003C\/a\u003E, co-created by Emory\u2019s Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives and the Atlanta Global Studies Center. AGREC builds and strengthens networks of multi-institutional scholars and practitioners to support global research and education projects in the Greater Atlanta region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/provost.emory.edu\/about\/leadership\/wainwright-philip.html\u0022\u003EPhilip Wainwright\u003C\/a\u003E, vice provost for global strategy and initiatives, commented as the proceedings were getting underway: \u201cThis initiative affirms Emory\u2019s commitment to student flourishing, preparing students for a lifelong journey of transformation, contribution and service. Today\u2019s activities are a testament to students training as thinkers, doers and team players both on a local and global stage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConvocation Hall on the \u201cDay of Action,\u201d resembling the United Nations with its country flags, speaker mics and delegate nameplates.\u0026nbsp;Photo: Jack Wang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event also was part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/france-atlanta.org\/\u0022\u003EFrance-Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;series, which began in 2010 focused on transatlantic cooperation in science, business, culture and humanitarian affairs.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/atlanta-could-soon-be-dubbed-a-french-tech-hub\/\u0022\u003ERami Abi-Akl\u003C\/a\u003E, attach\u00e9 for science and technology at the Consulate General of France, spent the day on campus and observes, \u201cThe intellectual level of the discussions gives hope for the future generation of leaders who will have to address tomorrow\u2019s complex challenges.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudents rising to those challenges\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe catalyst for Simuvaction, Visiting Professor Anne-Elisabeth Courrier (second from left, front row), considers AI \u201ca powerful tool, but one that drives ethical concerns that will have to tackled with or without regulations.\u201d\u0026nbsp;Photo: Alexandra Blank\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea was for students to train for two months in a common curriculum while receiving the support of professional partners. Representatives from universities, consulates, businesses and NGOs coached the students, helping them understand what it is to be a real stakeholder defending a position. Notes Courrier, \u201cMy purpose also was to create connections so that students could later get a letter of recommendation, an internship, a future job \u2014 who knows?\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt on active-learning principles, Simuvaction bridged the gap between students\u2019 studies and the professional world and enhanced the links among knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills through multidisciplinary teamwork. Also central to the intellectual scaffolding was the notion of \u201cthinking globally, acting locally.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmory Nurse Anesthesia student Rebekah Elting says of Simuvaction, \u201cIt became so real to all of us.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Next to Elting is her partner, Jonathan Webster, a student in health environment and public health at the UK\u2019s University of Birmingham.\u0026nbsp;Photo: Gabrielle Veilleux\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn a simulation, the student must be prepared to step out of their comfort zone to play a role \u2014 say, speaking up for a hard regulation on AI risk management. But this is part of the costume, as in life. The question being then how do you do it ethically?\u201d says Courrier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrepping for the \u201cDay of Action\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, students participated weekly in two-hour Zoom conferences. Presenters included representatives from Merlynn-AI Technologies, the French Ministerial Delegation for Digital Health, the American Red Cross and UNESCO, as well as a talk by the chair of bioinformatics at Emory,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gdclifford.info\/people\/gari\u0022\u003EGari Clifford\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwenty-five students from 10 universities participated, including three from Emory.\u0026nbsp;A network of international faculty, all working in AI from a different perspective, selected the students and helped create the exercise. Photo: Jack Wang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents then were assigned their roles and partnered with another student. They researched their assigned positions, connected despite the challenge of juggling myriad time zones, and created and posted a draft of their team\u2019s position paper. The international students arrived on Oct. 29, and two days of negotiation exercises followed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElting and Espinoza were among a handful of students studying for direct roles in health care. Neither of them had any background in AI. Espinoza\u2019s partner is pursuing health economics at the University of Florence, while Elting\u2019s partner is studying public health in the UK.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat appealed to me was being able to work with international students, understanding different backgrounds and mindsets. It was helpful to gain learning tools that go beyond the operating room, such as negotiation skills,\u201d says Espinoza.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe act of representing other countries made my perspective grow. There are so many systems at play affecting the patient. It is more than just the nursing or health care aspect,\u201d Elting observes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlaise Hartsoe 22C 23G has the distinction of being the sole undergraduate participant. She graduated from Emory in December with a double major in neuroscience and behavioral biology\/anthropology and human biology and is now a master\u2019s of bioethics student here. She and a partner studying international law at University of Nantes represented the UK.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlaise Hartsoe was an Emory undergraduate during Simuvaction. Now pursuing a master\u2019s degree here, she says the experience \u201cset the scene for what I want to do with my graduate education.\u201d\u0026nbsp;Photo: Gabrielle Veilleux\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHopeful of becoming a physician serving underrepresented communities, Hartsoe says that Simuvaction was a good reminder that \u201chealth care doesn\u2019t exist in a bubble; it is necessary to interact with a host of other fields.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EServer Dede had a unique perspective \u2014 that of an exchange student from Ko\u00e7 University enrolled at Goizueta Business School. No stranger to lessons in negotiation as a law and economics student, he nonetheless credits Simuvaction with \u201cteaching the true meaning of negotiation. Its lifelike complexity helped me state my ideas succinctly and effectively while really\u0026nbsp;listening to the counterparties\u2019 positions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA warm welcome to first-time visitors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor many students, it was their first trip to the U.S., so conference planners made sure to provide a memorable taste of Atlanta, sponsoring trips to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.civilandhumanrights.org\/\u0022\u003ENational Center for Civil and Human Rights\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/museum\/index.htm\u0022\u003EDavid J. Sencer CDC Museum\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmory Nurse Anesthesia student Andy Espinoza learned \u201cnot to go into the final deliberations with a solution, to be open to creativity and innovation.\u201d Next to Epinoza is his partner, Lisa Klein, a student in health economics at University of Florence. \u0026nbsp;Photo: Gabrielle Veilleux\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEspinoza identified another important cultural touchpoint for life in the South: a trip to Waffle House, which he organized for some fellow students. \u201cAlready, I miss the camaraderie. We learned so much about others\u2019 culture,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELuca Bindini, a computer science student from the University of Florence, represented France and was making his debut visit to the States. \u201cAtlanta is a wonderful city that I would gladly return to in the future,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECountry flags flying, it all came down to one day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs students gathered in Convocation Hall on Nov. 1, they might well have felt that they were appearing at the United Nations. \u201cIt felt like the real thing,\u201d recalls Espinoza, to which Elting adds: \u201cWe had nation flags, ID cards, a mic. It was all very formal. You had to request the chance to talk.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENo one, though, who had an observer\u2019s perch to watch the students\u2019 intense preparations and fearless dives into new territory was ever in doubt of the outcome. In the words of Paul Wolpe, director of the Center for Ethics, who welcomed students that morning: \u201cThe Center for Ethics is a place that tries hard to talk about timely issues, especially where attitudes and opinions about them differ, sometimes greatly. What you are about to do here today is a microcosm of everything we are trying to do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Hartsoe, \u201cAction day was very high stakes trying to fit together all the puzzle pieces.\u201d Not only was it necessary to find accord within the room; it was also necessary to \u201ctake into account the countries that are not present,\u201d she says. At day\u2019s end, she declared the experience \u201crewarding and challenging at times \u2014 but the best kind of challenging. It felt like we were making change and had a vision for equity in AI.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAntoine Boudreau LeBlanc, a PhD student in bioethics at University of Montreal, was voted the day\u2019s most influential student, with Dede coming in second. In making the announcement, Stefano Folli \u2014 executive vice president and head of global services and solution delivery at Philips \u2014 let LeBlanc know that he earned a one-month internship at any Philips company location in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECourrier\u2019s greatest hope going into Simuvaction was that students would \u201cbe daring and trust themselves,\u201d buoyed by earning credits from their home institutions, learning from international classmates, as well as connecting with local and international businesses and organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThank goodness for a chat function that deliberately was left open for students to continue to deepen their ties with one another following the conclusion of the simulation. 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