Faculty of Medicine

About Us

"Digital Medicine" comprises the Strategic Board and the Program Committee.

Strategic Board

The "Digital Medicine" Strategic Board is composed of members of the Faculty of Medicine, the Executive Board of the University of Bern, the Insel Gruppe and the Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD). The Strategic Board is responsible for the overall coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the "Digital Medicine" strategy.

The "Digital Medicine" Strategic Board decides on:

  • strategic positioning
  • the fields of action to be worked on
  • the definition of actions and proposals to the subordinate bodies
  • financing the actions

The Vice-Dean Digitalization supports the Faculty of Medicine's "Digital Medicine" issues in the Faculty Board. As a bridge between the Insel Group, the UPD, and the central administration of the University of Bern, he is responsible for information, coordination, and the implementation of strategic goals.

Members of the Strategic Board

  • Dr. Pascal Schär, Director DTI Insel Gruppe (president)
  • Prof. Dr. Virginia Richter, Rector of the University of Bern
  • Markus Brönnimann, Administrative Director of the University of Bern (replacing the Rector)
  • Prof. Dr. Claudio Bassetti, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Director Teaching and Research of the Insel Gruppe
  • Prof. Dr. Aurel Perren, Vice-Dean Digitalization of the Faculty of Medicine
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Fiedler, Insel Gruppe Medical Director
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Kaess, UPD Medical Director
  • Dr. Sascha Tayefeh, University of Bern Chief Digital Officer

Program Committee

The joint “Digital Medicine” Program Committee is responsible for managing and overseeing the necessary activities. The duties of the Program Committee shall be:

  • implementation of the Strategic Board's actions and proposals
  • the entire “Digital Medicine” service portfolio
  • quality assurance of the implementation
  • commissioning of the implementation
  • monitoring the appropriate use of resources

Members of the Program Committee

  • Dr. Sascha Tayefeh, University of Bern Chief Digital Officer (president)
  • Prof. Dr. Aurel Perren, Vice-Dean Digitalization of the Faculty of Medicine (guest)
  • Dr. Cord Fündeling, University of Bern Head of IT Services
  • PD Dr. Robert Hoepner, Insel Gruppe
  • Daniel Ruprecht, Insel Gruppe
  • Dr. Sonia Abun-Nasr, University of Bern Director of the University Library