Interviews

"'Incredibly prevalent:' How AI is commonly used to create and maintain medical records," ABC13, interview with Kirsten Ostherr, August 20, 2026.

"AI listening in at the doctor's office," KXAN, interview with Kirsten Ostherr, August 19, 2026.

EMI 2026, interview with Melissa Bailar, October 2025.

Hello Houston, Houston Public Media, interview with Kirsten Ostherr and Vasiliki Rahimzadeh begins after 1:27:27, September 2, 2025.

"La Comunidad Latina," El Heraldo de México, interview with Luziris Pineda Turi begins after 34:04, September 25, 2024.

Media Publications

"Intern Spotlight: Jessica Hao & the Power of Patient Stories," Explore Transplant & Living Donation, June 3, 2026.

“Entrevista a Kirsten Ostherr,” Boletín de Humanidades Médicas, No. 17, April 2024.

Lorek, Laura. "5 Takeaways from the Futures of Health Summit," Silicon Hills News, Feb 28, 2024.

Ketterer, Samantha. "Rice University launches synthetic biology, water institutes in boost for graduate program," Houston Chronicle, Feb 1, 2024.

Kauffman, Jake. "Rice bioengineering curriculum cultivates human-centered approach to medical design," Today's Medical Developments, Jan 10, 2024.

Sessions, Kennedy. "Rice launches new research school to 'ensure humanity is not for forgotten," Chron (Houston, Texas), Oct 10, 2023.

Rice Publications

Rice News articles on the Medical Humanities Research Institute can be found here.

Ramineni, Sanjana. "Baylor and Rice collaborate on AI humanities center," Rice Thresher, Aug. 26, 2025.

"Meet the Institutes: The Medical Experience, Humanized," Rice Magazine, Spring 2024.