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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.<br/><br/> 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

Systems thinking reveals healing happens outside clinical boundaries

Uridge argues that institutional silos prevent healing by fragmenting care into isolated interventions, and that meaningful recovery requires integrating compassion and holistic support into the operational DNA of institutions—whether healthcare or law enforcement. His thesis is that the *system itself* must be redesigned to prioritize human dignity alongside clinical or investigative outcomes.

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faster trauma recovery when police prioritize compassionate victim support

“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

Healthcare and law enforcement as transformation vectors

AI-driven GI disorder detection in healthcare8
Compassionate victim support in law enforcement9
Integrating mental health into police protocols7
Provider training in digestive health innovation6

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GI disorders reshaping healthcare detection and treatment models

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

Healthcare Needs a GUT Check…Literally!

Healing starts not in the clinic or interrogation room, but in the moment an institution chooses compassion over protocol.

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

“Institutions that embed healing into their operations outperform those treating it as an afterthought.”

Themes:Institutional redesign around human dignity, not just clinical efficiencyIntegration of technology and compassion as mutually reinforcing forcesBreaking silos: how disconnected systems prevent healing and recovery

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

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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?