Adjunct Clinical Professor

Location

2761 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
1205 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117

Additional Title(s)

Professor Of Engineering Practice, Industrial & Operations Engineering

Primary Website

https://cheps.engin.umich.edu/

Research Interests

Applications:
Healthcare Operations
Healthcare Quality Improvement

Biography

Jim joined IOE after serving as the Chief Patient Safety Officer and the founding director of the National Center for Patient Safety at the VA Hospital system. He is an engineer, a medical doctor and an astronaut. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, the Department of Defense Health Board/Trauma and Injury Subcommittee, and the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Board. Jim is the founding director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety.