Edwin Tjoe

Director of The Talent Development and Learning Center Stony Brook Medicine

I specialize in building high-performing organizational cultures by aligning talent development with operational excellence. As Director of the Talent Development & Learning Center at Stony Brook Medicine, I oversee the growth and professional evolution of over 8,000 employees, ensuring that one of the region's largest healthcare workforces remains agile, skilled, and forward-thinking.My career is defined by a dual focus on people and systems. From managing complex fiscal and HR operations at St. John's University to mentoring the next generation of leaders, I bridge the gap between institutional strategy and individual performance. With 20 years of experience in higher education and healthcare administration, I am passionate about creating learning environments where diversity and inclusion are not just values, but central drivers of decision-making.

Sunday, September 20

11:30 AM The Depth Deficit — Why Simplified Learning Is Quietly Failing Healthcare and Pharma

Every session, module, and certification your workforce has sat through was designed to be easy to consume. That design choice has a cost. A provocation for healthcare and life sciences learning leaders on why the drive toward accessibility has stripped out the cognitive depth that actually produces lasting behavior change.

Distinguishing good simplicity — distilled expertise — from bad simplicity — missing expertise — and understanding which one most of your current portfolio reflects
Designing learning experiences that require genuine cognitive effort without creating the overwhelm that sends busy clinicians and scientists straight back to the path of least resistance
Anchoring learning architecture to timeless principles of human nature and clinical reality rather than chasing the next platform or methodology that promises frictionless engagement

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Edwin Tjoe

Sunday, September 20

11:30 AM The Depth Deficit — Why Simplified Learning Is Quietly Failing Healthcare and Pharma

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