MedMid conference call October 13, 2005

*Attendees*
Jack Buchanan, U. Tennessee - Memphis (Chair)
Chad La Joie, Georgetown U. / Project Sentinel Collaboratory
Morgan Passiment, AAMC
Mary Kratz, U. Michigan
Brent Putman, Georgetown U. / Project Sentinel Collaboratory
Ann West, EDUCAUSE/Internet2
Steve Olshansky, Internet2
Jessica Bibbee, Internet2 (scribe)

Carryover *Action Items*
[AI] Anyone interested in testing the feasibility of inter-institutional collaboration on courseware via Shibboleth please contact Dave Damassa <david.damassa@tufts.edu>.

[AI] Comments on the VistA program, especially related to identity and access management middleware, are encouraged. Please direct them to the list. (See mail from SteveO to the list 22-July-05 for related links).

[AI] {SteveO} will follow up with Keith about the AAMC identifier proposal.

[AI] {Keith} will post a note to the MACE list inquiring about MedMid related activities in Europe.


*Discussion*
The Group discussed recent developments in the MedMid pilots. {Chad} did not have any updates for Project Sentinel. {Morgan} reported that {Paul Jolly} is interested in finding someone to use the AAMC Identifier, and one candidate may be Dave Damassa from Tufts.

{Steve} emailed the {MedMid} list with links to the recent NIH press releases, regarding the launch of a major program to transform clinical and translational science; this may be of interest to the MedMid working group, in terms of contributing Identity and Access Management:
- NIH Press Release:
  http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2005/ncrr-12.htm
- New England Journal of Medicine article:
  http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/353/15/1621
- Washington Post article:
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/12/AR2005101202118.html

{Jack} commented that there are some good opportunities in translational research. He has talked with folks at U. Memphis in anticipation of the announcement. There are thoughts of incorporating some of Penn State’s weather-man practices into a similar medical environment. Further discussion on this topic will follow.

Online courseware is still an item to be looked into – {Dave} is still looking for campuses to expand collaboration efforts. {Chad} mentioned that {Charlie} is interested in pursuing a working relationship, if Tufts is interested in working with Blackboard course management system. As central IT does not always support the sharing of courseware between institutions, there are and will be those who will follow that direction, be it on their own efforts.

{Morgan} provided an update of the planning for CAMP-Med, which is coming up January 25-27, 2006 in Houston. The target audience is a mix of those in the medical school who have a broad knowledge base and those who are relatively new to the Identity Management space. There will be a 1/2 day hands-on session to walk the attendees through the UTHSC-Houston system, explaining how it is designed.  A series of use-cases will follow, which will allow the attendees to work on a sample use case, develop solutions, and share how they came to those solutions for the case. There will be discussion of the federal perspective, some of the tools available in the Middleware space, and what is to come in the way of future developments. The primary goal is to support the academic medical community as they gain a better understanding of the tools that will help them to manage the relationships between schools, clinics, hospitals, etc. Another aspect devotes attention to the different roles being juggled by researchers and physicians alike. Details of the event will be sent to the list as they are made available.

The next MedMid conference call will be on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 2pm ET.