Strategic Education Position the UM School of Pharmacy as a premier partner for expanding advanced pharmaceutical education and research collaborations, highlighting opportunities to support graduate programs, continuing education, and professional development through the Microsoft Power Platform, Epic Systems, and Oracle PeopleSoft integrations for streamlined operations.

Research & Grants Target expansion of research funding and grant management services by aligning with the Center for Combat Casualty Care and Vaccine Development initiatives, offering grant lifecycle solutions, data analytics, and digital collaboration tools to improve efficiency and grant reporting.

Healthcare Tech Enablement Leverage the school’s existing tech stack (Kubernetes, GitHub, WordPress, Epic, Oracle systems) to propose integrated IT modernization, cloud-native research platforms, secure patient and research data workflows, and scalable digital learning environments for students and staff.

Operations Excellence Propose governance and financial management offerings to support large higher-ed leadership, given recognition of senior business and finance leadership; emphasize SaaS-based finance, budgeting, and procurement solutions tailored to universities with multi-institution collaborations.

Strategic Partnerships Explore joint ventures around surgical education facilities and translational research, leveraging the Surgical Performance Center collaboration and ongoing investments; pitch co-dev opportunities, industry-sponsored research, and talent pipelines for graduates entering the workforce.