header banner

Healthcare and MedTech

Code Type Sponsor
MEDC.8192 Clinical
  1. Charbel Abi Khalil, MD, PhD
Department Location
  1. Medical Education
  1. WCM-Q
Max Students Prerequisites
20
  1. Medicine & Surgery Clerkship
  2. Interview w/ Sponsor
Description

Description of Elective:

Learning Objectives

  1. Familiarize with Healthcare Systems:Build a foundational understanding of healthcare systems, including basic concepts around quality, access, and cost.
  2. Introduction to Management and Leadership in Healthcare:Explore essential management, leadership, and operations principles relevant to healthcare organizations.
  3. Introduction to MedTech Innovation:Gain an overview of innovation frameworks in MedTech, focusing on identifying clinical needs and generating early-stage solution ideas.
  4. Basic Business Modeling and Communication Skills:Learn introductory business modeling principles and effectively practice presenting MedTech innovation concepts.

Course Highlights

  • Dive into Healthcare Systems: Gain a foundational understanding of healthcare systems, including basic concepts around quality, access, and cost.
  • Supply Chain Management in Healthcare:Explore the intricacies of healthcare supply chains, from manufacturing to delivery.
  • Value-Based Healthcare Delivery:Analyze case studies and discuss value-based care models
  • Management and Leadership in Healthcare:Learn essential management, leadership, and operations principles relevant to healthcare organizations
  • MedTech Innovation Frameworks:Gain an overview of innovation frameworks in MedTech, focusing on identifying clinical needs and generating early-stage solution concepts.
  • Technology and Concept Generation:Explore cutting-edge medical technologies and learn concept-generation methods
  • Intellectual Property and Regulatory Landscape:Understand the basics of intellectual property protection, reimbursement, and regulatory compliance in MedTech.
  • Business Modeling:Learn and apply introductory business modeling principles to your MedTech ideas.
  • Pitching Workshop:Effectively practice presenting MedTech innovation concepts and refine your pitching skills.
  • Company Visit:Experience MedTech innovation with a visit to local MedTech companies
  • Guest Speaker Sessions:Hear from leaders on digital health, AI, robotics in healthcare, etc.

Assessment Overview

👥 Participation (20%) Actively engage in discussions and collaborative activities.

📝 Workshops & Assignments (30%) Collaborate in teams to deliver high-quality outputs and presentations.

🎤 Final Project Presentation (50%) Present your MedTech idea, evaluated on adherence to learned methods and presentation skills.

The course is only delivered Face-to-Face so students could benefit from real-time interactions and immediate feedback.