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Background:

Mr. Saif Khairat is a Health Informatics PhD candidate, supervised by Dr. Yang Gong, at the Informatics Institute at the University of Missouri. During his master’s degree in Computer Science, he designed and developed a clinical content tracking system by bridging Database Management Systems and web applications. In 2007, his commitment to improving healthcare outcomes solidified when his late grandfather suffered a serious medical error. Mr. Khairat’s research focuses on the areas of patient safety and medical errors by closely studying human processes and human-computer interactions. His strong computational, teaching, and research skills combined with his understanding of clinical workflows and settings provide him with a unique set of attributes, which will facilitate his mission towards significantly contributing to science and society.