The conference began with a series of insightful presentations from a distinguished lineup of speakers. These experts shared their knowledge and experiences, addressing pressing healthcare issues and showcasing innovative solutions. The presentations set the stage for a day filled with engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and the exchange of cutting-edge ideas.
The primary aim of the conference was to create a vibrant forum where students with a keen interest in healthcare and technology could come together to explore the latest advancements in these fields. The event fostered collaboration and dialogue among students from a wide range of disciplines, including clinicians, technologists, designers and business-minded people. This interdisciplinary approach ensured a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives.
Meet The Team
Our team is made up of passionate experts in health innovation, dedicated to transforming the future of healthcare.
Shuhan He, MD is a dual faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Lab of Computer Science at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the Program Director for the MGHIHP’s HealthCare Data Analytics program as well as research staff Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care at MGH. He was named one of Emergency Medicine’s 25 under 45, Modern HealthCare Top 25 Emerging Leaders.
Kendrick Davis, Ph.D., joined the UCR School of Medicine in 2012 and served as the director of medical education research & evaluation and as co-director of the Longitudinal Ambulatory Clinical Experience (LACE). In addition, he was responsible for the measurement, evaluation and statistical analysis of the UCR medical education program.
Davis earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Oklahoma. He attended California State University, San Bernardino as an undergraduate, earning a B.A. in philosophy, then earned an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma.
While at Oklahoma, Davis served as a graduate teaching assistant in the department of educational psychology and was team lead in a university-wide curriculum assessment, design and implementation project for instructional innovation.
Davis is a member of the Association for Institutional Research, Research & Planning, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, and the American Association of Medical Colleges.
Davis has an interest in quality improvement research, program efficacy and curriculum effectiveness. He has presented on Student Support Services Collaborative Inland Empire/Desert Region Consortium. His grand rounds presentations include “An Overview of the Research Process” and “Interpersonal Communication Skills.
Ms. Monge has over five years of administrative, research, and grant related experience. As co-founder of the research mentorship program, Health Education Liaison Program this role has been instrumental to her leadership developing community-based interventions. Presently Ms. Monge is the co-founder of the QI/GIS research training program and responsible for the infrastructure development of a dedicated research track within the Psychiatry and Neuroscience department. Ms. Monge is also the co-author of the QI/GIS curriculum, which ensures residents are mentored, trained, and supported in research. Furthermore, her team of emoji pioneers lead research on novel emoji visual scales to best capture degrees of anxiety, depression, and well-being. Ms. Monge‘s leadership has brought together a panel of 6 NIH institutes along with a dedicated workshop on grant writing hosted by NIMH. Her background and professional trajectory are reflective of someone who is deeply committed to creating sustainable changes in underrepresented communities.
Dr. Jarone Lee, MD, MPH is a dual-trained, practicing emergency medicine and critical care physician, and is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lee is the Vice Chief of Critical Care for the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lee co-founded Health Tech Without Borders, Inc. (HTWB), a global non-profit organization that aims to mitigate humanitarian disasters by leveraging digital tools and technology to provide immediate access to health resources. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer to the Massachussetts-1, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), a federal team that deploys to support disaster relief. He is regularly invited to speak nationally and internationally.
Previous speaking engagements included the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, South by Southwest, a keynote presentation at the All Levels Trauma Care conference in Saudi Arabia, and a White House round table on equity and civic health. He has been quoted on CNN, NBC, US News and World Report, AP News, Bloomberg News, CommonWealth Magazine and many other news networks. Dr. Lee was named one of Boston’s most influential AAPI leaders in 2023 by Get Konnected and the Boston Foundation.
Andrew Marshall, MD, MBI, is an Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of Population Health and the Associate Director of the Office of IDEaS (Inclusion Diversity Equity and Social Justice) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Marshall holds a degree in computer science from Oakwood University and has experience as a Software Engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Transitioning from software engineering to medicine, Dr. Marshall earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago. He further specialized with a Clinical Informatics fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and obtained a Master of Bioinformatics from Harvard Medical School. He is dual board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics.
Beyond his academic and clinical pursuits, Dr. Marshall is passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a key leader at Medial Health, a Caribbean-based health technology startup, where he drives the strategic direction for developing clinician-friendly Electronic Health Records.
Pedram Safari is a mathematician by training and an educator by career. He received his PhD from Columbia University in NY in 2000 and has worked at a variety of institutions on 3 different continents ever since. Most recently, he has been a visiting fellow/scholar at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University, as well as a preceptor of mathematics for social sciences at Harvard’s department of government and a lecturer and research associate at the mathematics department. Pedram has taught to a variety of audiences and has received a Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard’s Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. He also has a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and has worked with professionals in various fields, such as government, economics and finance, education, psychology, neuroscience, and public health.
Dr Louise Corscadden acts as Conduct Science’s Director of Science and Development and Academic Technology Transfer. Her background is in genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, and climate chemistry.
Pedram Safari is a mathematician by training and an educator by career. He received his PhD from Columbia University in NY in 2000 and has worked at a variety of institutions on 3 different continents ever since. Most recently, he has been a visiting fellow/scholar at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University, as well as a preceptor of mathematics for social sciences at Harvard’s department of government and a lecturer and research associate at the mathematics department. Pedram has taught to a variety of audiences and has received a Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard’s Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. He also has a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and has worked with professionals in various fields, such as government, economics and finance, education, psychology, neuroscience, and public health.