The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected 12 journalists as fellows for the U.S. Health Care, Affordability and Can AI Improve the Outcomes Training May 6-9, 2026, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City.
Journalists selected will attend sessions covering topics about AI at the bedside and understanding AI’s profit in health care. In addition, fellows will have the opportunity to attend other health care and business sessions, a field trip and a welcome lunch during the 2026 SABEW Conference and participate in networking opportunities throughout the conference.
The selected fellows:
- Karen Blum, freelance
- Harold Brubaker, staff writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Kevin L. Carter, freelance
- Cassie Chew, freelance
- Andrea Galliano, freelance
- Nicole Leonard, health and science reporter, WHYY
- Aayushi Pratap, associate editor, Chemical & Engineering News magazine
- Ruth Reader, reporter, Second Opinion
- Hilke Schellmann, associate professor of journalism, New York University
- Meg Tanaka, health and science reporter, Los Angeles Times
- Ngai Yeung, health tech reporter, Endpoints News
- Arielle Zionts, rural health reporter, KFF Health News
The workshop is in partnership with the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation.
