Virgil Wong was awarded a fellowship by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to attend the Group on Information Resources (GIR) Leadership Institute in La Jolla, California. GIR promotes excellence in the application and integration of information resources in academic medicine. In an age when Health Information Technology is a strategic asset, GIR's research, development, and policy-setting on information resources, informatics, educational technology, infrastructure, standards, and related science and technology is vital to the advancement of medical teaching institutions.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
AAMC Group on Information Resources (GIR)
GIR Leadership Institute

On April 23, 2010, Virgil Wong and physician curator Kóan Jeff Baysa, M.D. will present the origins, challenges, and benefits of their various art and medicine projects.

The presentation will be part of a panel on collaborations between artists and scientists sponsored by the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at George Mason University.

Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
4400 University Drive
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
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