RMD - 784 Innovation in Medicine for Medical Professionals I

This course will offer first-year medical students the opportunity to explore topics central to human-centered design, entrepreneurship and innovation in medicine. Students will learn the fundamental skill sets associated with these topics and will apply them toward their own ideas through class activities and a final project. Students will have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of local start-up company innovators within supplementary guest lectures. Utilizing the network of health care start-up company innovators established by the course director, students will gain insight into the struggles encountered, strategies deployed and successes obtained by these start-up companies. Students will have networking opportunities with these individuals, where they can gain key insight to how to successfully bring an idea from the drawing board to fruition. Students will gain the foundation necessary to identify, brainstorm and implement innovative ideas in today’s complex health care environment. Offered: fall. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 1