Chat with Ed Hammond

For the past few weeks I've been working to get informational interviews arranged with various professional contacts. This is all part of my job search efforts that are inspired by being within sight of the end of my program at the Duke Fuqua School of Business.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of chatting with Ed Hammond, Director of the Duke Center for Health Informatics. Where to begin! I know Ed casually through a mutual interest in ballroom dancing. We get lessons at the same studio and see each other occasionally. Also, I've participated in NCHICA meetings with him and have listened to him present several times at class events at Fuqua. Ed's a well known and regarded pioneer in electronic medical records. I really admire his efforts to remain professionally and physical active beyond the point in his career when most would be retired. This is very much a goal we share.

Ed was enthusiastic, full of information and encouragement about the MMCi program I'm in at Duke. He had several helpful suggestions and insights relative to my job search. What a wonderful person.