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Patrick McCormack

Director

Patrick has 10 years of experience applying HFE/UE to the development of medical devices with an emphasis on ensuring safe and effective use as part of the FDA approval process. He possesses expertise in the interpretation and implementation of various design standards, including IEC 62366, AAMI HE75, BS EN ISO 14971, and others. Patrick has a BS in Human Factors Psychology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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What is your favorite way to give back to the community?

I love coaching high school cross country. Helping kids navigate awkward years through running is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had.

What fictional universe would you like to live in?

Being a Jedi master would be pretty cool, but the lifestyle seems a little stressful with the Empire constantly doing Empire things.

In your spare time (or if you had spare time), you would absolutely do this:

Learn to play guitar. The “guitar guy” at the party always seems so cool.

Your favorite city in the world is...and why?

Key West. It’s always fun at the end of US-1.

You cannot start the day without doing this:

Going for a run! It’s great to start the day with a little movement and fresh air.

Your ultimate celebrity dinner party guest list would include:

Mario Andretti, Jason Isbell, Ernest Hemingway, and Des Linden. At a minimum, we would have some good tunes and interesting conversation!

Long-term personal or professional goal?

I would love to run every World Marathon Major (Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, and London). I ran Boston in 2022.

Any other facts to share?

We are a crazy dog family with two dogs of our own, and foster dogs that rotate through the house.

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Bold Insight presents with Stryker, Genentech, and AbbVie at the HFES Healthcare Symposium

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Webisode: Possible impact if in-person human factors research is not considered essential

Apr 30, 2020

Conducting research to inform development of safe and effective medical devices is essential and with modifications and precautions, in-person research can be conducted safely and effectively.

Now is the ideal time to improve the UX of your mobile app

Apr 23, 2020

As the demand for app-based services grows, now may be the time to invest in UX research to identify needed improvements and enhancements.

Human factors research in the times of COVID

Apr 22, 2020

Human factors research in the support of medical and drug delivery device commercialization is essential and we should be planning on a return to in-person research as soon as is possible by applying all available and practical protective measures.