Lipscomb to create national health education center at proposed Nashville Medical Trade Center
Kim Chaudoin |
Bill Winsor, president and chief executive officer of Market Center Management Company (MCMC), announced Lipscomb University ‘s role as a key education partner for the proposed Nashville Medical Trade Center (NMTC) at the Nashville Business Breakfast Wednesday, February 24.
In this role, Lipscomb will develop the National Center for Health Care Education and Innovation, an entity that will play a leading role in developing and administering comprehensive educational programs conducted within the Nashville Medical Trade Center as well as an innovative incubation center for health care start-ups.
“This is a huge opportunity for this project and for us specifically. Lipscomb stepped forth with a proposal that was very compelling and we’re looking forward to working with them as we work together for the next 30 to 90 days to develop what could be the most important destination for health care training and education in an innovation center to help launch and start new companies in the health care industry. We are looking forward to this opportunity,” Winsor told the crowd of more than 400 Nashville business leaders.
“This partnership represents a new and comprehensive approach to health care education and innovation that is unique,” said L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb University president. “Lipscomb University is proud to work with the Nashville Medical Trade Center to develop the National Center for Health Care Education and Innovation as part of this project, a concept that is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the mart.”
Market Center Management Company, based in Dallas, Tex., is leading the effort to develop the Nashville Medical Trade Center. The proposed trade center will add 12 stories to Nashville’s current convention center and will eventually comprise 2 million square feet of showrooms for health care manufacturers, distributors and information technology companies as well as educational space and conference facilities for medical trade shows. The project is estimated to cost $250 million and generate more than 2,700 jobs.
“Our company has more than 11 million square feet in development on three continents. The project we’re doing here in Nashville has more exciting aspects and possibilities to it than any other projects we’ve been associated with,” said Winsor.
Winsor, who was appointed MCMC CEO in May 1993, also served as president and general manager of INFOMART, a former technology trade mart established by MCMC in Dallas. Winsor was recruited from Texas Instruments where he was responsible for corporate marketing and merchandising for five product groups including consumer goods, digital systems, geophysical services, government services and semi-conductors. Prior to joining Texas Instruments, Winsor was the corporate marketing manager for Tenneco Inc., with responsibility for product support of multiple divisions.