Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United Health Foundation Launch $1.1 Million Partnership to Train Next Generation of Health...
September 28 2018 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
- Training will take place through the
“Rensselaer Health INCITE Pipeline”
- Funding supports new entry points into
health informatics and experiential learning opportunities
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the United Health
Foundation are expanding access to health informatics educational
opportunities and applied health data science research experiences
through the Rensselaer Institute for Data Exploration and
Application (IDEA).
The Rensselaer-United Health Foundation partnership aims to
address the growing need for a larger workforce of health data
analysts and technologists. The three-year, $1.1 million grant from
the United Health Foundation will help launch the “Rensselaer
Health Informatics Challenges in Technology Education (INCITE)
Pipeline” to prepare students for careers in health data science
through several interrelated initiatives, including:
- enhancing curricula to make health
informatics more accessible to students from an array of majors
such as biology and mathematics;
- creating a new “synthetic data
generator” to expose students to real-world health data challenges
and test solutions; and
- promoting experiential learning through
online challenges available to students at Rensselaer and around
the world.
“Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a leader in bringing
together the physical, digital and biological worlds to drive
research innovations and distinct educational opportunities,” said
Rensselaer President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. “Our partnership with
the United Health Foundation will enable us to expand opportunities
for researchers and students to tackle the tough challenges of our
health care system through the integration of human intelligence
with machine intelligence.”
The grant specifically supports the work of the Rensselaer
Institute for Data Exploration and Application (IDEA), which
enables data science research and education across the Rensselaer
campus. The partnership will yield a larger pipeline of students
pursuing data science careers in health care, and novel teaching
methods that improve undergraduate health informatics education at
Rensselaer and beyond.
“The United Health Foundation is honored to partner with
Rensselaer to help create a 21st century health care workforce
ready to meet the health needs of the nation and the world,” said
Dr. Paul Bleicher, a Rensselaer alumnus and CEO of OptumLabs, a
UnitedHealth Group company. “Investing in tomorrow’s health care
data scientists is vital to helping solve some of the health
system’s toughest challenges and creating the actionable insights
we need for better care quality and health outcomes.”
About Rensselaer Polytechnic
InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in
1824, is America’s first technological research university. For
nearly 200 years, Rensselaer has been defining the scientific and
technological advances of our world. Rensselaer faculty and alumni
represent 86 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 17
members of the National Academy of Sciences, 25 members of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 8 members of the National
Academy of Medicine, 8 members of the National Academy of
Inventors, and 5 members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, as
well as 6 National Medal of Technology winners, 5 National Medal of
Science winners, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. With 7,000
students and nearly 100,000 living alumni, Rensselaer is addressing
the global challenges facing the 21st century—to change lives, to
advance society, and to change the world. To learn more, go to
www.rpi.edu.
About the United Health
FoundationThrough collaboration with community partners,
grants and outreach efforts, the United Health Foundation works to
improve our health system, build a diverse and dynamic health
workforce and enhance the well-being of local communities. The
United Health Foundation was established by UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private foundation
dedicated to improving health and health care. To date, the United
Health Foundation has committed $430 million to programs and
communities around the world. We invite you to learn more at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com/SocialResponsibility.
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