Inventing our future: Training the next generation of surgeon innovators

Current surgical care and technology has evolved over the centuries from the interplay between creative surgeons and new technologies. As both fields become more specialized, that interplay is threatened. A 2-year educational fellowship is described which teaches both the process and the discipline...

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Published in:Seminars in pediatric surgery 2006-11, Vol.15 (4), p.309-318
Main Authors: Krummel, Thomas M., Gertner, Michael, Makower, Josh, Milroy, Craig, Gurtner, Geoff, Woo, Russell, Riskin, Daniel J., Binyamin, Gary, Connor, Jessica Anne, Mery, Carlos M., Shafi, Bilal M., Yock, Paul G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brainstorming
Child
Curriculum
Device Approval
Diffusion of Innovation
Education, Medical, Graduate
Engineering - education
Entrepreneurship
General Surgery - education
Humans
Innovation in surgery
Internship and Residency
Medical Laboratory Science - instrumentation
Prototyping
Surgical Equipment
Surgical Instruments
Training programs
Training Support
United States
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Summary:Current surgical care and technology has evolved over the centuries from the interplay between creative surgeons and new technologies. As both fields become more specialized, that interplay is threatened. A 2-year educational fellowship is described which teaches both the process and the discipline of medical/surgical device innovation. Multi-disciplinary teams (surgeons, engineers, business grads) are assembled to educate a generation of translators, who can bridge the gap between scientific and technologic advances and the needs of the physician and the patient.
ISSN:1055-8586
1532-9453
DOI:10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2006.07.011