Panel Discussion: How the University can Benefit the Health Care Ecosystem
Brian Darmody, Associate Vice President of Research and Economic Development, University of Maryland, & Special Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Development, University System of Maryland
Mark Turner, PhD, CEO, Optimal Solutions Group
Colonel Jesus Zarate, CIO, United States Air Force Medical Service
Moderator: Dushanka Kleinman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D., Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Public Health
Mark Turner: CEO Optimal Solutions
Jesus Zarate: CIO USAF Medical Service
Looking to partnerships to manage 8-10M electronic health records.
Have a lot of data but not necessarily the research knowledge. Therefore partnering with U of MD.
National Priorities: Suicide Research, Child Abuse post deployment, PTSD (working with VA).
Brian Darmody: AVP or Research and Economic Development - U of MD
The power of place still has value in this connected world.
More outcome oriented research is needed.
Looking to double research to $2B from $1B annually currently.
