Melanie Connolly (she/her) is a certificate student in the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Trained as a Medical Illustrator, Melanie has a broad background that includes brand marketing and innovation strategy. She cares about four things in her work:
- Getting good ideas to patients
- The patient and caregiver experience
- Joy in the workplace
- Efficiency, and automation when prudent
Research Interests: Personalized medicine, genomic ethics, shared decision making, healthcare process improvement, innovation & entrepreneurship in healthcare, social determinants of health, healthcare justice, feminism in health, storytelling, algorithmic ethics, ethics in technology development