The Washington-Baltimore Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is preeminently positioned to serve as a "MedTech Harbor" and global leader. At the nexus of critical enablers, our CSA includes top-tier research institutions, a world-renowned national laboratory (APL) that excels at prototyping and demonstrating transformative technology, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions with deep expertise and commitment to health equity.

OSPOs are industry-proven methods of accelerating open source adoption among Governments, not-for-profit organizations and academia alike leading to an unmistakable uptick in open source thought, strategy and long-term goals and implementation at all scales globally.Insofar as OSPOs are good for fostering an open source community, they are ineffective if siloed solely within their respective organizations. Their presence, though beneficial to the organization, still houses significant untapped potential as open source is inherently collaborative and global.

As faculty, Dr. Durnell was honored to celebrate her MBA and MS students as they graduated May, 2023.  She also was pleased to be chosen to mentor one of her graduate students and this year's commencment speaker, Heather Latier.