The do-it-yourselfers

It's not uncommon for doctors to lament the flaws of a particular medical device or technology that doesn't completely meet their needs. For medical students at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, there is now an opportunity to stop complaining and start...

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Published in:Modern Healthcare 2008-08, Vol.38 (34), p.30
Main Author: Kirchheimer, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continuing education
Curricula
Entrepreneurship
Health care
Medical equipment
Medical students
Physicians
R&D
Research & development
Schools
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Summary:It's not uncommon for doctors to lament the flaws of a particular medical device or technology that doesn't completely meet their needs. For medical students at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, there is now an opportunity to stop complaining and start fixing the problem. Northwestern is heading into its second year of an interdisciplinary course called NUvention that brings together students and faculty from its schools of medicine, engineering, business and law. The course offers a hands-on glimpse of what it takes to bring medical advances to the market. The NUvention course is a way for medical students to incorporate some business, engineering and legal training to help them navigate business terrain without having to go through an entire second degree.
ISSN:0160-7480
1944-7647