Implementation and preliminary evaluation of an entrepreneurship, biomedical innovation, and design pathway in a school of medicine curriculum.

ABSTRACT: New educational curricula are emerging to train physicians for healthcare in the 21^st century. The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School T.H. Chan School of Medicine (UMass Chan) implemented an MD curriculum redesign in the fall of 2022 that included seven educational pathways, including Entrepreneurship, Biomedical Innovation, and Design. This new pathway curriculum introduces students to the principles of innovation, entrepreneurship, basic engineering principles, and technology commercialization. It is modeled after the I-Corps curriculum with added material regarding engineering principles. I-Corps was initially developed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help scientists understand the commercial potential of their inventions. Major elements include the B

SUBMITTER: Hafer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444688 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature