Our Sponsors

Susan Fenton, PhD
7000 Fannin Street, Suite UCT600
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-3591
Email: susan.h.fenton@uth.tmc.edu

The McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics is one of six schools at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) located in the Texas Medical Center—the largest contiguous medical center in the world. The McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics is the only free-standing school in the nation dedicated exclusively to graduate programs in biomedical informatics; offering graduate certificates, masters and doctoral degrees, and is the only academic program of its kind in Texas. Our mission is to educate future scientists and professionals in biomedical informatics and health information technology, conduct informatics research to improve health care and advance biomedical discovery and develop advanced informatics tools to solve problems in health care. We are Transforming Data to Power Human HealthTM. We offer programs at three levels and dual degree programs: Graduate Certificates o Biomedical Informatics o Applied Biomedical Informatics o Dental Informatics o Pharmacy Informatics o Public Health Informatics o Health Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Master of Science o Biomedical Informatics (Research or Applied Tracks) Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Informatics (PhD) Doctorate in Health Informatics (DHI) Dual Degree programs with: o Baylor College of Medicine (MD/MS) o UT Austin College of Pharmacy (PharmD/MS) o UTHealth School of Public Health (MS/MPH and PhD/MPH) o UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School (MD/MS) o UTRGV School of Medicine (MD/MS) Please visit our website for more information about our programs.

Erick Maddox
122 East Main Street
Medford, OR 97501
Phone: 702-518-3387
Email: erick.maddox@reliancehie.org

Reliance eHealth Collaborative is a community-based, nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) headquartered in Medford, Oregon. Its mission is to facilitate patient-centered care through secure and trusted information sharing among hospitals, clinics, behavioral health providers, and other stakeholders. Established in 2012 (originally as Jefferson Health Information Exchange), Reliance connects healthcare entities across Oregon and parts of Washington and Northern California, enabling timely access to patient data, improving care coordination, and reducing costs. The organization emphasizes community-driven governance, vendor-neutral technology, and interoperability to support better health outcomes and value-based care.