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Get to Know: Dr. Katherine Goodman

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IHC Event February 26 | Inside Grant Writing: Questions, Proposals and Reviews

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NIH Awards $12.5M for Alzheimer’s Researchers to Use AI to Scour Biobank Data

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New UMD Startup Builds the ‘Picks and Shovels’ for the RNA Revolution

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Shared Pain, Shared Relief

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National Gap in Follow-up Therapy Can Erase Gains After Successful Osteoporosis Treatment

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UM-IHC Faculty Member Rozalina McCoy, MD, Chairs Committee Updating National Diabetes Guidelines

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MPower Releases 2026 Annual Brochure

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UM-IHC faculty member Joshua Weitz co-leads study on viruses, algae, and ocean health

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New Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer

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UM-IHC Showcases Artificial Intelligence Expertise in Montgomery County

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Speakers at the first-ever UM-IHC Continuing Medical Education course on October 28 for healthcare practitioners focused on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

UM-IHC Launches First Continuing Medical Education Course in Artificial Intelligence

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University of Maryland-led BCORE initiative gets major boost from opioid restitution funds

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CME: From Data to Decisions—Integrating AI Tools into EHR Workflows

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Esa Davis Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

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University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing: Our Mission

The UM-IHC unites world-class computer science, clinical expertise, health data, and academic resources to solve complex problems in medicine and healthcare delivery.
We emphasize partnerships with federal agencies, the wider biotech community, and academic institutions to exert a transformative impact on the health and human disease landscape, from the personalized to the population level.

Featured Researcher: Katherine Goodman, JD, PhD

Katherine E. Goodman, JD, PhD, is an epidemiologist and lawyer whose research leverages informatics and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze large-scale clinical data and inform legal and regulatory frameworks. Her work has been published in leading medical (JAMA, NEJM), legal, and policy outlets, and she is a frequent national speaker on clinical AI and oversight.

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Research Centers

The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing conducts interdisciplinary research to advance health care through advanced computing and data analysis.

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Applied AI

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Bioinformatics

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Immersive Visualization

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Real-World Evidence and Adaptive Clinical Trials

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Population Health

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Therapeutic Drug Discovery