Tariq Dam is a dedicated medical researcher and PhD student currently affiliated with Pacmed, where the focus is on developing novel artificial intelligence models for intensive care. Simultaneously, at Amsterdam UMC, Tariq contributes insights on COVID ICU patients and participates in a national data-sharing initiative among Dutch Intensive Care Units. Additionally, experience includes serving as an event coordinator at Amsterdam Medical Data Science and providing administrative support as an assistant to policy advisors at VUmc School of Medical Sciences. Previous roles also encompass teaching assistance in physiology and biostatistics, as well as research assistance at Sylics and ICaR-VU. Tariq holds a Master of Science and two Bachelor of Science degrees in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.