science) are partnered with healthprofessionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists, pharmacists) to solve unmet healthchallenges. In the first quarter, teams of 3–5 students work closely with the health professional(s)who originally proposed the unmet health challenge to develop a deep understanding of theunmet health need, including potential markets, stakeholder psychologies, prior solutions,intellectual property considerations, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement strategies. Inthe second and third quarters, the teams continue to refine and iterate upon their understanding ofthe unmet need and develop a series of functional prototypes (which are quantitatively evaluated)and an early-stage business plan.The program faculty
environment (Table 1).Table 1. Workshop features selected during the design of the workshop. Workshop Design How it was employed Literature Basis Strategies Common vocabulary The workshop pre-work and A common vocabulary can help introduction component(s) participants feel comfortable using contained definitions of appropriate words to engage in common diversity, equity, and discussion. inclusion (DEI) terms to ensure Learning the meaning of these a common meaning was terms can help those holding a understood. majority identity