Needs Finding for Medical Students

Catalog description

Open to School of Medicine-affiliated graduate students (MD and MSPA). NO prior engineering background necessary. Introduction to the Biodesign innovation process for patient-centered medical technology development, centered on the role of clinicians in identifying and supporting medical innovation. Curriculum will cover the role of primary observations, need validation, interviews, need research. Students will get experience generating actionable need statements and need specification documents that could be used to support future innovation.