210 Implementation and preliminary evaluation of an entrepreneurship, biomedical innovation, and design pathway in a school of medicine curriculum
Nate Hafer, Christian Keenan, Anindita Deb, Rachael Sirianni · 2026
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Nate Hafer and co-authors describe a new pathway in a medical school course on innovation and business. Their 2026 paper covers a program at UMass Chan. Students learn the basics of invention, design, and selling health tech. The model follows a national course that helps scientists judge if an invention can sell. Added material covers basic engineering.
Key tools include a business model canvas and customer discovery work. Eleven first year and twenty one second year students were invited to take surveys. The surveys rated course material, confidence, and knowledge. Students gain hands on practice in moving knowledge into products that help society. Early results show the program was well received. Most first year students rated the experience highly in fall 2023.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nate Hafer, Christian Keenan, Anindita Deb, Rachael Sirianni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |