Design and implementation of a Targeted HealthcaRe InnoVation & Entrepreneurship (THRIVE) fellowship program.

ABSTRACT: The Targeted HealthcaRe InnoVation & Entrepreneurship (THRIVE) Fellowship was created to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals, who often lack experience in technology development and entrepreneurship, and engineers or technology experts, who may not fully understand clinical needs. This eight-month extracurricular program introduces medical and graduate students to the process of health technology innovation. Fellows form multidisciplinary teams to identify and address an unmet clinical need, following Biodesign principles. The program consists of three phases: (1) introduction to healthcare innovation and foundational skills; (2) team formation, mentor selection, and customer discovery; and (3) solution prototyping, pitching, and business plan development. A retrospective analy

SUBMITTER: Odland IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459761 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature