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Morgan recognized for IT community engagement efforts

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SIU Medicine Information Technology Associate Director John Morgan was recently honored with the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources (AAMC GIR) Excellence Award for 2024. Since joining the GIR in 2014, Morgan has attended the Leading Information Technology in Academic Medicine Program, served on the Research Technology Work Group, and is currently a member of the Steering Committee.

Morgan was recognized for his outstanding work with the GIR’s IT Operations Community. John advocated for, proposed the formation of and currently leads the IT Operations community engagement activities within the GIR. The GIR awards program acknowledges members who have made notable contributions to information technology in academic medicine. Past recipients include the NYU Langone Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, Penn Medicine Precision Medicine and Genomics Team and University of Washington REDCap Support Team.

Morgan is currently helping develop and coordinate the GIR Mentorship Circle Program. The nine-month program connects two mentors with a group of 5-7 mentees within the academic medicine IT community.

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