NTU Senior Vice President Prof. Joseph Sung Delivers Keynote Speech at the 24th GIFT Distinguished Lecture Series

On July 3, 2026, Prof. Joseph Sung, Senior Vice President in Health & Life Sciences at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore; Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU; and Director of the Centre of AI in Medicine, delivered a keynote lecture titled “Future of Medicine in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”.

The lecture drew an audience of over two hundred faculty members and students. Prof. Yusuf Ali, Vice Dean in International Relations, Associate Professor of Metabolic Disease, LKCMedicine; Mr. Wu Siong Wei, Senior Assistant Director, Graduate Programmes Education Management, LKCMedicine; Mr. Max Cheung, Manager, Dean's Office & Conference and Partnership Office, LKCMedicine; Prof. Ni Jun, Dean of GIFT; Prof. Weiliang Xia and Prof. Hua Bao, Associate Deans, attended the lecture. The lecture was chaired by Xin Zhen, an undergraduate student from the Class of 2024.

Prof. Weiliang Xia extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to Prof. Joseph Sung for his visit, introducing his worldwide-renowned contributions to gastroenterology research, clinical practice, and medical education, as well as his lifelong commitment to promoting physician empathy.

In his lecture, Prof. Joseph Sung outlined the broad prospects of AI in the future of medicine, including improving surgical precision, enhancing home and community care, and streamlining medical records, while also addressing potential pitfalls such as algorithmic bias and inequity, data privacy and governance, and doctor-patient relationships. He put forward the human+AI collaborative (Co-piloting) model. In this model, AI should serve as an ethical assistant tool, providing data analysis, professional reference, and decision support, while remaining integrated with doctors' primary duties and clinical expertise to improve patient care.

During the Q&A session, the audience engaged in lively discussions with Prof. Joseph Sung on topics such as the digital divide in medical AI development, Singapore's positioning in AI‑driven healthcare, and the training of interdisciplinary talent through integration of medicine and engineering.

At the end of the event, Dean Jun Ni presented Prof. Joseph Sung with a commemorative gift on behalf of the college.

The lecture offered students and faculty members a forward-looking perspective on next‑generation medicine, broadening their academic horizons and reinforcing GIFT's commitment to cultivating future leaders in health sciences and technology.