The Distinction in Medical Innovation is awarded to residents who take the initiative to learn, integrate, apply, and promote the use of medical innovation in their health care practice. Specifically, the components of the distinction curriculum will focus on the discovery and development of medical innovation to improve the health of individuals, populations, or health care systems in the areas of diagnostics, therapeutics, devices, mobile health, and health care information technology. The program ensures that each resident achieves tailored competencies in health care innovation, development and scholarship, and/or research in medical innovation with the potential to positively impact patient care and/or healthcare systems.
Program Opportunities
Participants in this program have the opportunity to:
- Complete formal and informal educational training in medical innovation and entrepreneurship
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Serve as a physician/clinician mentor to a biodesign or medical innovation team project
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Volunteer in a service capacity with an institutional program or commercial organization focused on medical innovation
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Graduate residency with a Distinction in Medical Innovation
Program activities include quarterly meetings with invited speakers covering medical innovation, agendas for meetings, and medical innovation literature.
Program residents learn about medical innovation resources within Emory, Georgia Tech, and metro Atlanta. Many become independent physician entrepreneurs.