Two immigrants. One shared dream. A vision that transformed American healthcare.

When a young computer scientist from Iran met a determined future physician from a Slovenian immigrant family, neither could have predicted the impact their partnership would have on modern medicine.

In Bridging Worlds: Taking a Leap of Faith to Prepare Next-Generation Healthcare Leaders in the Age of AI, Frank Naeymi-Rad and Theresa Kepic trace the journey that led them from a university dishwashing room to the forefront of healthcare innovation. Over decades of work in clinical medicine and medical informatics, they helped shape the data infrastructure used by the majority of physicians and nurses today.

Blending personal story with technological insight, this book reveals how the design of healthcare data systems influences clinical decisions, patient outcomes, and the future of medicine in the age of artificial intelligence.

Readers will discover how to:

• Understand the role of medical informatics in modern healthcare
• Build AI systems that support clinicians rather than replace them
• Bridge the gap between technology, clinical care, and patient experience
• Prepare the next generation of leaders for an AI-enabled healthcare system

The future of healthcare will not be built by algorithms alone. It will be built by those willing to bridge worlds.