Networking is a fundamental tenet of the program. Students are not only taught how and where to network, they are offered a series of opportunities to do so with industry leaders and alumni of the program.
Networking Events
As part of the Career Development program, MMCi invites leaders from a variety of health industry firms to provide insights into how informatics is changing their organizations, as well as networking opportunities for MMCi students. These events are held Thursday evenings and at Friday lunch.
A themed series of panels is scheduled on Thursday evenings. Topics include: Mobile Health, Consulting, and Perspectives from CIO’s, Global Health and Healthcare Employer Panels. Guest speakers also present to students at Friday lunch. Examples of speakers recent include:
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ricky Bloomfield, MD Director, Mobile Technology Strategy | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM |
| Sandy L Su, MMCi, Healthcare & Life Sciences Consultant | IBM WATSON |
| Andrew Blonde, MMCi,Senior Associate | PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS |
| Vinay Jain, Senior Manager, Advisory Services | PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS |
| Victor Palli, MMCi, Deputy Director, Healthcare IT | JBS INTERNATIONAL |
| Chuck Kesler, MBA, Chief Information Security Officer | DUKE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS |
| Jeff Ventimiglia, MMCi, Manager, Life Sciences Consulting | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS |
| Shelley A. Rusincovitch, Project Leader, Applied Informatics | DUKE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE (DTMI) |
| Lisa Bourget, MBA, Director, Strategy & Partnership Development | DUKE MEDICINE GLOBAL |
| Eric Hall, MHA, Product Manager Biobank. | DUKE OFFICE OF RESEARCH |
| Sohayla Pruitt, Senior Geospatial Scientist in the Data Warehouse | DUKE CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATICS |
| Stephen Blackwelder, PhD, Chief Analytics Officer | DUKE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS |
| Shelly Hwang, MD, Professor of Surgery | DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL |
| Don Taylor, PhD, Associate Professor | DUKE SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY |
| Don Bradley, MD, Former Chief Medical Officer | BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA |
| Krishna Udayakumar, MD,MBA, Head of Global Innovation | DUKE MEDICINE |
| Jason Burke, MA, Senior Advisor & Faculty | UNC HEALTHCARE & SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| Mike Dombeck, MBA, Director R&D Strategy | GLAXO SMITH KLINE |
| Skip Garner, PhD, Executive Director | VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE |
| David Jones, MBA, General Partner | BULL CITY VENTURE PARTNERS |
| Sandra Danoff, MSHS, Senior Vice President, Org Transformation and Planning | DUKE HEALTH SYSTEM |
| Jimmy Childre, MBA, MS, CEO | WASHINGOTN COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER |
| Tina Feak, MSN, RN, Former CIO | ONSLOW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER |
| Mitch Kreiger, MD, FACS, MMCIM Associate CIO | CLEVELAND CLINIC |
| Eric Poon, MD, MPH, Chief Health Information Officer | DUKE MEDICINE |
Industry Events
Duke’s proximity to Research Triangle Park offers numerous opportunities to engage with industry leaders. Throughout the year, Duke-sponsored industry events provide networking opportunities with local healthcare experts. Among the associations MMCi has been involved with are:
- NCHIMSS North Carolina Health Information Management Systems Society
- NCHICA North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance Inc.
- NCAHQ North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality
- MATRC Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, Triangle Healthcare Executives Forum, Triangle mHealth Consortium