About

The Academic Information Services, Shared Services IT, Cybersecurity, and Informatics groups have nearly a dozen teams supporting the IT needs of SMPH.

You can find descriptions of our groups and teams below or view a staff directory at Our People

Academic Information Services

The teams in Academic Information Services provide the IT support and services that facilitate the teaching mission and administration of the School of Medicine and Public Health.

Analytics

Provides data infrastructure, integration, and reporting to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Application Development

In-house web application and website development, as well as middleware, to cover data transfer and gaps between vendor-based applications and in-house needs.

Applications Support

Implementation and support of vendor-based applications used in academics and administration and for delivering education to learners, as well as the day to day workflow of the administrative units.

Educational Technology

Provide guidance and support to faculty and staff who want to explore and develop innovative ways to use technology to meet their teaching objectives.

Jeff Korab, Director
jeffrey.korab@wisc.edu
(608) 261-1933

Informatics

The School of Medicine and Public Health Information Technology’s Informatics team is more widely known as the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s Clinical and Health Informatics Institute (CHI2). The group is dedicated to optimizing the conduct of high quality clinical and translational research and providing the needed computational and informational infrastructure for investigators at UW-Madison and Marshfield Clinic. We assist investigators during project conceptualization, grant submission, and deployment of secure data storage and processing methods. Visit the ICTR CHI2 website for more information about SMPH’s IT Research Services group and its available data resources and services.

CHI2

CHI2 provides provides requested data that are essential to a successful research project. CHI2 also offers study management software to facilitate research including REDCap and OnCore.

Mike Collins, Director
macollins6@wisc.edu

Network and Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity group manages the data communication network that serves the departments, institutes and centers that comprise the School of Medicine and Public Health. The group is responsible for maintaining fast, reliable network connections on the UW-Madison campus and at several remote locations. The group also implements security safeguards to protect transmitted data including protected health information in electronic form (ePHI).

Cybersecurity

Our focus is to implement security safeguards to protect transmitted data including protected health information in electronic form (ePHI).

Network

We are responsible for maintaining fast, reliable network connections on the UW-Madison campus and at several remote locations.

Christopher Spencer, Director
christopher.spencer@wisc.edu
(608) 263-3181

Shared Services IT

The Shared Services IT group’s mission is to provide the desktop computing systems that keep faculty, staff and academic learning spaces running efficiently. The areas we support include SMPH Administration, Academic Affairs, and many Basic Science departments and centers. We cover a network of over 900 computers in classrooms, conference rooms, and staff offices across the SMPH campus. We offer an array of technology support including hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, networked file and print services, web content updates, support for email service accounts and lists, and technology consultation. You can reach out to us for support using one of our Support Forms or visiting the Help page. Visit the SMPH IT Quick Guide or check out our Newsletter articles for information about your technology both at work and at home.