Third-year Student Wins Mass. Medical Society Information Technology Award

BUSM third-year student Jackson Steinkamp is this year’s winner of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Information Technology Award.   

The honor recognizes the development of an information technology tool that helps physicians practice medicine, teach medicine, or pursue clinical research and comes with a $3,000 award. 

Mr. Steinkamp’s project,“MySafeRx,”  is a multi-component technological platform designed to address challenges in the delivery of Buprenorphine-naloxone. The platform integrates text messaging reminders, secure electronic pill organizers, daily remote brief motivational recovery support visits, and a standardized protocol for supervised self-administration of Buprenorphine-naloxone, which is used to treat opioid dependence or addiction.

He worked under the supervision of Principal Investigator Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD, the Executive Director and Research Director of the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Medical Director for Addiction Services at CHA, and an Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

“Dr. Shuman-Olivier recruited me to work on this project 4 years ago, and in that time I’ve learned so much, from his knowledge of addiction treatment to his vision and leadership skills in assembling and coordinating a team of dedicated people with complementary expertise,” said Mr. Steinkamp.

Mr. Steinkamp received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in computer science in 2015 and plans to become a clinician-scientist. His general research interests include mobile health, machine learning, healthcare quality improvement, and the development of tools to help make the work of clinicians and medical researchers more efficient and enjoyable.