Educating the healthcare workforce of the future: lessons learned from the development and implementation of a ‘Wearables in Healthcare’ course

Digital health technologies will play an ever-increasing role in the future of healthcare. It is crucial that the people who will help make that transformation possible have the evidence-based and hands-on training necessary to address the many challenges ahead. To better prepare the future health w...

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Published in:NPJ digital medicine 2023-11, Vol.6 (1), p.214-214, Article 214
Main Authors: Ward, Matthew P., Malloy, J. Scott, Kannmacher, Chris, Steinhubl, Steven R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Curricula
Digital technology
Experiential learning
Medical education
Medical technology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Perspective
Sensors
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Summary:Digital health technologies will play an ever-increasing role in the future of healthcare. It is crucial that the people who will help make that transformation possible have the evidence-based and hands-on training necessary to address the many challenges ahead. To better prepare the future health workforce with the knowledge necessary to support the re-engineering of healthcare in an equitable, person-centric manner, we developed an experiential learning course—Wearables in Healthcare—for advanced undergraduate and graduate university students. Here we describe the components of that course and the lessons learned to help guide others interested in developing similar courses.
ISSN:2398-6352
2398-6352
DOI:10.1038/s41746-023-00964-y