Mass. affiliation to foster research, education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have established a strategic affiliation to foster joint research and educational programs that improve healthcare delivery. The five-year affiliation agreement creates a partnership between WPI’s Healthcare Delivery Institute (HDI) and UMMS to bring clinical, scientific, engineering and business management expertise to bear on a range of complex challenges facing the healthcare system. 

“Faculty at our institutions have collaborated on projects for many years. Through this new affiliation we hope to create a dynamic and targeted partnership that leverages our respective strengths to advance new technologies, educational and clinical processes that better human health,” said WPI Provost Eric Overström, PhD. 

The new affiliation was announced March 20, at an HDI symposium. As a first step, both WPI and UMMS will appoint members to a joint leadership coordinating committee that will begin to plan, facilitate, and ultimately oversee targeted faculty research collaborations and graduate educational programs. The HDI/UMMS program also will include professional education and career development components, such as physician leadership training in specified areas. 

The Healthcare Delivery Institute is a multi-disciplinary organization that includes more than 20 research teams at WPI, external healthcare providers and industry partners working to address the challenges of creating the future of healthcare delivery.  At WPI, faculty researchers affiliated with HDI work in areas such as systems engineering, data analytics, mobile and wireless health applications, information technology, advanced robotics and portable medical devices for monitoring and imaging. 

 

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