Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Global Consortium Committees

Meet the teams that make the Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine boldly cross boundaries and breaks down barriers to medical innovation. 

Executive Council Position Name Institution
President Mark Cohen  Mark Cohen University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Secretary Alison Keogh  Alison Keogh Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Treasurer Deb Virant-Young  Deb Virant-Young University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Executive Director Gregory Polites  Gregory Polites University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Councilors Haydn Chen, NYCU  Haydn Chen National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)(Taiwan)
Dr. Adil Haider, MD, MPH, FACS   Adil Haider University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Global Consortium Placeholder  Hisanori Hasegawa Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)
Charles Cairns, Drexel University   Charles Cairns Drexel University (USA)
Pin Ju Chueh  Pin Ju Chueh National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) (Taiwan)
Evangelos Pappas, RMIT (Australia)  Evangelos Pappas Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Australia)
Director of Marketing Ryann Monahan, Executive Director of Marketing & Communications  Ryann Monahan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Director of Finance JAMIE RITTER Director of Finance  Jamie Ritter University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Coordinator  Alex Ratcliff University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)

Committees

Committee Co-Chairs Name Institution

Membership

Evaluates membership applications and oversees operations of its subcommittees.

 Ujjal Kumar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign   Ujjal Mukerjee University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Sandeep Verma  Sandeep Verma Gangwal School of Medical Sciences & Technologies (India)
Charles Cairns, Drexel University   Councilor: Charles Cairns Drexel University (USA)

Research and Exchange

Includes efforts to grow medical student and faculty exchange and more.

 Gustavo Lahr, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (Brazil)  Gustavo Jose Lahr Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (Brazil)
Albert Yang  Albert Yang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)(Taiwan)
Dr. Adil Haider, MD, MPH, FACS Councilor: Adil Haider University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)

Engineering in Medical Education and Curriculum 

Identifies and develops online resources for institutions.

 Alan Rawls  Alan Rawls Arizona State University (USA)
not pictured Giovanni Di Pino University of Rome Campus Biomedico (Italy)
Pin Ju Chueh Councilor: Pin Ju Chueh National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) (Taiwan)

Program and Planning/ Summit Planning

Develops the content of the annual program meeting and more.

 Lance Black, Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine  Lance Black Texas A&M University (USA)
Deb Virant-Young  Deb Virant-Young University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Global Consortium Placeholder  Councilor: Hisanori Hasegawa Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)

Global Health Grand Innovation Challenge 

Develops the RFP and operations of the annual GHIC and more.

 Maurizio Trevisan  Maurizio Trevisan Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Italy)
Mark Byrne, Rowan University (USA)  Mark Byrne Rowan University (USA)
Alison Keogh Alison Keogh Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Haydn Chen, NYCU  Councilor: Haydn Chen National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)(Taiwan)

Student Committee

Addresses student engagement opportunities and more.

 FEDERICA FARRUGGIA, University of Rome, Campus BioMedico  Frederica Farruggia Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Italy)
Minori Aoki, GCIEM Student Committee, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan  Minori Aoki Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)
Evangelos Pappas, RMIT (Australia)  Councilor: Evangelos Pappas Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Australia)