Faculty of Medicine

About Us

The joint Strategic Board "Digital Medicine" consisting of members of the Faculty of Medicine, the Executive Board of the University of Bern, the Insel Gruppe and the Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste UPD is responsible for the overall coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the strategy "Digital Medicine."  Another committee (Program Committee "Digital Medicine") has been defined for the implementation of the digitalization strategy as well as the generation of measures derived from it.

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

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
  • Prof. Dr. Marcel Egger, University of Bern

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)
  • Prof. Dr. Marcel Egger, 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