Teamwork is a central component of the , an exciting new area of healthcare innovation that builds on the long history of excellence in neural engineering at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and the strong clinical reputation of the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Through Cleveland NeuroDesign, these disciplines come together to provide an unparalleled learning experience within the first established neurotechnology-based health innovation program in the world.
The Cleveland NeuroDesign Innovation Fellowship is a 10-month educational opportunity based on the Stanford BioDesign model of identifying, inventing and implementing health technology innovations. In our program, four fellows each year participate in the program, using a proven, repeatable process to identify healthcare needs, invent novel technologies to address those needs, and then build a business plan to implement the technologies into patient care. Together, the fellows create a clinically impactful healthcare product using design that takes into consideration the cognitive sciences, psychology and neuroscience.
The Cleveland NeuroDesign Innovation Fellowship:
- embeds fellows into clinical practice to identify unmet needs;
- takes them through the process of design and building a clinically relevant product together; and finally,
- sets the stage for obtaining a patent and commercializing the technology.
The Office for Interprofessional Education, Research and Collaborative Practice provides teamwork instruction and team coaching to ensure a collaborative team experience. This focus on teamwork skills helps the fellows succeed in developing a commercially-viable technology in just 10 months.
NeuroDesign is one of the 2020 Think Big Strategic Investments from the Office of the Provost.
Interested in learning more about a biodesign-like program in neurotechnology? Please contact neurodesign-info@case.edu with any questions.