Speakers - 2026

Biography

Kathleen McCormick is a leader and pioneer in Nursing Informatics, Innovative Artificial Intelligence Technologies, nationally and internationally.  In addition to three Fellowships, she is an elected member in the National Academy of Medicine. She received the Sigma Theta Tau's Virginia Saba Leadership in Informatics Award in 2013. She received the Friends of the National Library of Medicine's Nursing Informatics Award in 2015, and the Vision Award in Genomics and Bioinformatics from SRA.com in 2001. She also received an honorary law degree from Barry University in December 1998.  In 1998, Dr. McCormick retired as a Captain (06) from the United States Public Health Service after 30 years. She began her business career with SRA.com and developed their Genomics and Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Solutions Program. In 2004, Kathleen became the Chief Scientist/VP at SAIC and in 2009 she joined SAIC-Frederick (now Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.) as Senior Principal Scientist/VP. In 2015, she established SciMind, LLC and has published and consulted on translating genomics and pharmacogenomics to nursing process documentation. She has co-authored with Virginia Saba, the award-winning book, Essentials of Nursing Informatics, now in its 7th ed. (2021). The update is in production and scheduled for release in 2026. It is entitled Knowledge and Essential AI in Nursing Informatics, 8th Ed. (2026).She is also the author of Healthcare Information Technology: Exam Guide for CompTIA and Healthcare IT Technician and HIT Pro Certifications and a second edition entitled: Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CHTS and CAHIMS Certification (2018) with Drs. Brian Gugerty and John E. Mattison. She is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Library of Medicine (FNLM), and has served as acting secretary since October 2023.  She was elected Secretary of FNLM in 2024-2026.