News & Announcements
Read the most recent news about MICHI’s accomplishments, research, and grant collaborations.
Recent News
MAVERICK NAMED INFLUENTIAL WOMAN IN HEALTH IT
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recognized Gabriela Wilson, professor of kinesiology and co-director of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics, with one of its 2023 Changemaker in Health Awards.
UTA PROFESSOR EARNS HIMSS MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN HEALTH IT AWARDS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards recognize influential women at all stages of their career progressions. These awards celebrate individuals who harness the power of information and technology to transform health and healthcare; are unique among power lists and award programs; and are inclusive of all women of influence, no matter where they may be in the health information and technology field.
UTA ESTABLISHES HEALTH INFORMATICS PARTNERSHIP WITH GERMAN UNIVERSITY
The University of Texas at Arlington aims to promote continued teaching, research and student opportunities in the ever-changing health informatics field through a new cooperative agreement.
Representatives from both UTA and Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences in Germany celebrated the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between them during a ceremony at the Science & Engineering Innovation & Research Building.
HEALTH INFORMATICS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAVERICKS
A new University of Texas at Arlington program aims to support underrepresented students while addressing the evolving health care landscape. A $675,000 grant from the National Library of Medicine will fund the creation of the Training and Experiential Learning in Biomedical Informatics (TExBioMed) Summer Institute at UTA.
UTA TEAMS UP TO GROW BIOTECH WORKFORCE IN NORTH TEXAS
The University of Texas at Arlington is playing a key role in training the future of the biotech industry in North Texas.
INNOVATION PRIZE COMPETITION TO BE HELD IN DALLAS
The University of Texas at Arlington has partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim to host the Innovation Prize Competition, a networking event and pitch competition for emerging life-science companies and bio-entrepreneurs to be held Oct. 13 at Pegasus Park in Dallas.
INVESTING IN BRIDGING GENDER DISPARITIES: SET THE PATH FOR BETTER OUTCOMES
Currently, women make up 70% of the global healthcare workforce. In addition, 90% of women bear the paid and unpaid caregiving roles in the world, enduring dynamic responsibly in care delivery by making 80% of care decisions.
UT-ARLINGTON CREATES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR JOBS IN BIOMANUFACTURING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Through an $8.8 million grant awarded to Dallas College by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the University of Texas (UT) at Arlington reports that it will work with Collin College, Dallas College, and Tarrant County College to create a new regional career training program in biomanufacturing, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.
UTA TEAMS UP TO GROW BIOTECH WORKFORCE
The University of Texas at Arlington is playing a key role in training the future of the biotech industry in North Texas.
Through an $8.8 million grant awarded to Dallas College by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, UTA will work with Collin College, Dallas College and Tarrant County College to create a new regional career training pathway in biotechnology, biomanufacturing and bioinformatics.
FIVE QUESTIONS WITH GABRIELA WILSON
Gabriela Wilson says she “always wanted to work in a field where I could help people live healthier lives.” But the co-director of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI) at The University of Texas at Arlington said she figured out early on that a traditional route to that goal—like becoming a nurse or a doctor—wouldn’t work for her.
DR. MARION BALL ON HEALTH INFORMATICS TRENDS AND CARE TRANSFORMATION
What are the trends in today’s health informatics? And how will this discipline help deliver our sick-care based system into a foundation of true whole-person health?
Recently, Dr. Marion Ball, the executive director at MICHI, or the Multi-Interprofessional Center of Health Informatics at the University of Texas at Arlington, was interviewed by Dr. Paul Grundy, Chief Transformation Officer at Innovaccer.
WEEDING OUT CANCER WITH IMMUNOTHERAPIES
Abexxa Biologics is changing how we treat cancer. Using immunotherapy, Jon Weidanz is treating cancer through novel biotechnology that targets cancer cells and boosts the immune systems of patients. Jon and Debra Weidanz are the co-founders of the biotech company Abexxa Biologics, which was acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in 2021. Jon shares how he raised capital from BI venture funds, how Abexxa won their Golden Ticket competition, and how they went from lab discovery to acquisition in just a few years.
HIMSS22 FEATURING DR. GABRIELA WILSON: INNOVATION BEGINS WITH EDUCATION
It takes all types, especially to throw a mammoth conference like HIMSS. Payers, providers, investors, and solutions vendors all gather together in their tens of thousands under one roof to discuss the future of technology in healthcare.
CAREASONE #BREAKTHEBIAS: DR. GABRIELA MUSTATA WILSON
HIMSS22 EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWS: INTEROPERABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE LEAD THE DISCUSSION
Industry leaders reflect on the ‘post-COVID’ state of the market and what’s next for health IT
TEIK TALKS: EPISODE 12 | DR. MARION BALL
Join us for this episode of Teik Talks with Executive Director of the Multi-interprofessional Center for Health and Informatics Marion Ball.
TDST CONFERENCE 2021 TESTIMONIAL. DR. GABRIELA MUSTATA-WILSON, University of Texas, Arlington
THIA Conference 2021: Plenary Session 1: COVID-19 and Social Media
“An “Infodemic”: Leveraging High-Volume Twitter Data to Understand Early Public Sentiment for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak”
Dr. Christoph U. Lehmann, UT Southwestern
THIA 2021 Opening Keynote
“There’s No Place Like Home- Health Informatics Lessons from the Wizard of Oz”
Nora Belcher, Executive Director, Texas e-Health Alliance
THIA Conference 2021: Panel: Informatics Solutions for COVID-19
Katherine Lusk, Senior Director for strategic relationships for the Texas Health Services Authority
Dr. Dean F. Sittig, School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth
Dr. William M. Tierney, Professor of Population Health, Internal Medicine, and Oncology at Dell Medical School, UT Austin
Dr. Ferdinand Velasco, Senior Vice President/Chief Health Information Officer, Texas Health Resources
Moderated by:
Dr. Susan H. Fenton, UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics
Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, UT at Arlington