University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing
Transformational MPower partnership connects top-tier computational expertise and biomedical research to build a learning health care system and improve patient care and outcomes in Maryland and beyond.
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The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (IHC) is a strategic initiative that aims to improve well-being, quality of life, diminish disease, and enhance health outcomes for all citizens of Maryland and beyond.
The IHC merges top-tier computational expertise and biomedical research with a vast and geographically diverse clinical care network into a force for health care innovation. Funding support comes from strategic partner Montgomery County, Maryland, and from MPower.
Based in North Bethesda, IHC will catalyze a clinical data science ecosystem and tap into industry and federal partners like the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Walter Reed Military Medical Center, and Naval Medical Research Center.
Research Areas include:
- Applied AI
- Bioinformatics
- Immersive Visualization
- Real-World Evidence and Adaptive Clinical Trials
- Population Health
- Therapeutic Drug Discovery
IHC In the News
- UM-IHC Scientists ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About AI’s Role in Drug Discovery
- MPower Strategic Initiative to Anchor Major Life Sciences, Mixed-Use Project
- Adam Porter Tapped to Co-Lead the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing
- Governor Moore Signs Bill Securing Permanent State Funding for UM Institute for Health Computing
- Montgomery County Executive Joins Institute Leadership and Industry Partners for UM-IHC Tour
- UM Institute for Health Computing Up and Running
- New Institute Blending Health Care, AI to Take Office Space in Rockville
- New UMD Biotech Campus to Open in Montgomery County in 2023
- University of Maryland Institute to Apply AI to Health Care
- AI Center Looks to the Future of Health Care in Maryland
IHC Media Gallery
Video and photos from North Bethesda Metro station redevelopment proposal announcement late July 2024.
Photos from Lt. Governor Aruna Miller’s Visit to IHC in March 2024.
