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Brian Uridge

Brian Uridge has more than three decades of experience in law enforcement, healthcare security, and fire service. Since 2018, he has served as deputy director of public safety and security for the University of Michigan and director of security for Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan. In this capacity, Brian Uridge oversees security and law enforcement personnel for a health system with 34,000 employees. that is visited by three million patients per year. A certified police officer for the university, he manages a full-time team, including clinical trainers, a K-9 team, security staff, and a community policing unit. During his first few years with the University of Michigan, Mr. Uridge helped create the health system’s first K-9 program and developed a home health tactical safety training procedure. Before that, he spent three years as director of security services for Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids.

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Contributor Brief·Brian Uridge · 2 articles
Updated Apr 15, 2024

Healing requires systems designed for human dignity, not efficiency

Uridge argues that institutional systems—whether healthcare or law enforcement—fail patients and trauma survivors when they prioritize procedural efficiency over compassionate human connection. He contends that meaningful outcomes emerge only when frontline workers are empowered to treat people as individuals deserving dignity, not cases to process.

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faster healing when victim support is prioritized by police

“Trauma survivors heal faster when police officers prioritize compassionate victim support beyond the immediate investigation.”

When Law Enforcement Provides Victim Support, That's Where the Healing Starts

System-level drivers reshaping healthcare and victim support delivery

Rising GI disorder prevalence requiring detection innovation8
AI integration in digestive health diagnostics8
Compassionate victim support as clinical healing accelerant9
Police role expansion beyond investigation to recovery8

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Rising GI disorder prevalence requiring detection innovation
AI integration in digestive health diagnostics
Compassionate victim support as clinical healing accelerant
Police role expansion beyond investigation to recovery

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where AI is reshaping detection and prevention methods

Rising GI disorders and AI innovation are reshaping how providers detect and treat digestive health conditions.

Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

Healthcare delivery and victim recovery both demand institutional redesign, not minor process improvements.

When Law Enforcement Provides Victim Support, That's Where the Healing Starts

“Systems designed for efficiency often destroy the human conditions they claim to serve.”

Themes:Institutional systems fail when efficiency overrides human dignityCompassion and clinical outcomes are inseparable, not opposedTechnology adoption must serve human healing, not replace it

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Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

Rising GI disorders and AI innovation are reshaping how providers detect and treat digestive health conditions

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Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

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    Alex M.·2h agoquestion

    What sparked your research into disruptive innovation?

    Curious what the original insight was that led you to the Innovator's Dilemma framework.

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    Sophia L.·1d agoidea

    Would love a deep-dive into EdTech adoption barriers.

    Your framing of sustaining vs. disruptive innovation feels directly applicable to school systems.

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    David R.·3d agoquestion

    How do you see AI changing the personalized learning landscape?