Bon Ku, MD, MPP

Program Manger @ARPA_H | Emergency Physician | Co-author of #HealthDesignThinking | Previously hosted @DesignLabPod
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She once delivered rural pediatric care from a converted van.

Years later, Violet Chadwick stepped inside MARCUS.

ARPA-H’s PARADIGM program built this mobile platform to bring advanced care into rural communities—modular spaces and specialist access traditional mobile clinics never had.

The compassion was always there. Now the tools match it.

[HHS @HHSGov]

Real Innovation. Real Results. 🇺🇸

Under the leadership of @POTUS and @SecKennedy, rural Americans will no longer be forgotten.

@ARPA_H's MARCUS is bringing cutting-edge care directly to rural communities — because your ZIP code shouldn’t determine the quality of care you receive.

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Your ZIP code shout not determine how long you live. .

ARPA-H’s PARADIGM program is closing that gap with MARCUS, a new mobile care platform built for rural communities.

Developed by @missionmobileNC, MARCUS supports modules for dialysis, cancer treatment, OB/GYN care, and more.

Advanced medicine, delivered on the road.

[JAMA+ AI @JAMAplusAI]

🎙️ In this episode of JAMA+ AI Conversations, Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH, spoke with Bon Ku, MD, MPP, program manager at @ARPA_H about how simulation-based testing may help assess artificial intelligence systems before they are used in real-world care.

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What if AI could find the vein on the first try?

ARPA-H is putting that capability directly into clinicians' hands.

SRI International is developing AI-guided tools for blood draws, splinting, intubation, and more — bringing advanced clinical care to communities that need it most.

That's PARADIGM — more tools, more places, more patients.

Read more in @njdotcom ➡️ https://t.co/s4m8emx9ol

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Health AI needs a high bar.

In @NatureMedicine, ARPA-H PMs David Gunning, @BonKu, and Haider Warraich argue AI should be evaluated on real clinical tasks and patient outcomes -- not abstract benchmarks.

Better evaluation is how safer AI reaches patients.

Read the commentary here 👉 https://t.co/vzYZpYaHuL

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When critical care is hours away, rural Americans get sicker and die younger.

ARPA-H is closing that divide. In just 18 months, PARADIGM performers @missionmobileNC and @Plan_Sys built mobile hospitals and cleared independent testing.

PARADIGM is putting advanced care on wheels and bringing it directly to rural communities.

@MITLL

[ARPA-H @ARPA_H]

100+ rural hospitals closed in 10 years. CT scanners: still fixed to hospital walls.

ARPA-H's PARADIGM is changing both — mobile, hospital-level care built to reach patients wherever they are. We saw it in action at @MassGenBrigham. @BonKu

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In rural America, the nearest specialist can be hundreds of miles away. That is one reason where you live can determine how long you live.

We can do better.

Through ARPA-H’s PARADIGM program, researchers at the @UMich are developing VIGIL, AI guidance designed for mobile care delivery platforms that bring hospital level care directly to rural communities.

For rural Americans, this means fewer long drives, earlier diagnoses, and faster access to high quality care.

ARPA-H is building a future where first-class healthcare is available to all Americans, and location no longer determines health outcomes.

🔗 Read the full story: https://t.co/HeJhxLLU2S

@BonKu @_JasonCorso_

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Where you live should not determine the level of care you receive.

Today, too many Americans living in rural areas face long drives, provider shortages, delayed treatment, and limited access to critical healthcare services. For many patients, these hurdles can result in going without care altogether.

ARPA-H’s PARADIGM program is working to change that by bringing hospital level care directly to the communities that need it most.

Last week, @missionmobileNC debuted its ARPA-H funded healthcare delivery platform prototype, MARCUS. Program Manager Bon Ku, MD, and team saw firsthand how its modular design can deliver a wide range of healthcare services to patients, even in some of the most remote parts of America.

This is the future of rural healthcare. It is mobile, flexible, and closer to patients.

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Thank you @AnnCurry for your brilliant reporting and raising awareness to this crisis.

[Ann Curry @AnnCurry]

Back to international reporting from the edge of Sudan’s catastrophic war.

Staggered by the size of this disaster. Humanitarians say more than 21 million people, 41 percent of Sudan’s population need food…that in some areas, including Darfur, the desperation is so acute, children are already dying from hunger.

We document the stories of survivors who’ve fled for their lives and also compassion tonight, in an interview with @IAmAmnaNawaz on PBS @NewsHour in 6pm ET hour.

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At PARADIGM Demo Day, attendees experienced our performers’ work firsthand!

Program Manager @BonKu and @ARPA_HDirector were on hand to hype up our program that asks, what if we could deliver advanced hospital-level care to every rural county in America? https://t.co/kJTyX3kyz8

[Andy Kilianski @AndyKilianski]

Checking out the future of rural and accessible health @ARPA_H with amazing teams from the PARADIGM program led by @BonKu. Meeting was kicked off by our new @ARPA_HDirector Dr. Alicia Jackson!

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We’re accelerating international collaborations that will enhance the impact of our initiatives on a global scale & recently hosted the K-Health MIRAE initiative in DC, welcoming a delegation of their program managers & leadership to explore opportunities with ARPA-H counterparts

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Join ARPA-H Program Manager Dr. @BonKu for a walkthrough of PARADIGM’s prototype technology!

Our PARADIGM program asks, what if we could deliver advanced hospital-level care to every rural county in America? https://t.co/kJTyX3k0JA

[The Pulse @WHYYThePulse]

Featuring: UCLA Psychology Professor Keith Holyoak and @BonKu

[Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc @AndrewMIbrahim]

3. Health Design Thinking https://t.co/EfCWG1iuDB I often have someone in medicine say, "I love design, but I don't know how it fits into medicine." If thats you, this would will help a lot. It's full of great examples where design can elevate processes, products and delivery.

[Science Center @UCScienceCenter]

🎉 What a night! The #2024NucleusAwards, presented by @CSL, brought together nearly 200 incredible people to celebrate innovation and impact.

From exclusive Q&As with our inspiring honorees to meaningful connections across the room, it was a night to remember. (🧵1/3)

[Bon Ku, MD, MPP @BonKu]

@leehuang @UCScienceCenter Thanks Lee!!!

[Science Center @UCScienceCenter]

Bon Ku is designing for a better tomorrow. Find out more in our exclusive interview ⬇

On Sept. 24th, we’ll recognize @BonKu with the Commercialization Award, sponsored by @CBRE. Meet Bon and celebrate with us at The Nucleus Awards, presented by @CSL!
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