Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series
Background: Innovation and entrepreneurship are central to healthcare. Physicians are ideally positioned to create sustainable healthcare innovations. However, few medical programs in Canada provide training for students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. We created the Entrepreneurship in...
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Background: Innovation and entrepreneurship are central to healthcare. Physicians are ideally positioned to create sustainable healthcare innovations. However, few medical programs in Canada provide training for students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. We created the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series (EHSS), a novel initiative designed to teach medical students about developing innovations and launching entrepreneurial ventures. We evaluated the EHSS based on medical student feedback and suggest future directions.
Methods: EHSS consisted of seven sessions per academic year, each led by a physician-entrepreneur. The session topics outlined a methodological approach to developing a medical start-up, from ideation to implementation, including a formal talk and question/answer period. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the program were acquired from anonymized feedback forms with quantitative questions rated on a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: From October 2020 to May 2022, there were a total of 258 unique attendees, of which 199 completed feedback forms (77.1%). 88% of attendees agreed or strongly agreed that the sessions were engaging and well-organized, learning objectives were met, and skills gained will be useful in practical settings. Three key themes arose from attendee open-text responses: importance of aligning personal and professional values with entrepreneurial pursuits, significance of mentorship, and that innovation requires proactive identification of healthcare gaps and creative solutions.
Discussion: Through EHSS, medical students gained a comprehensive overview of medical entrepreneurship and networking opportunities with physician-entrepreneurs. Future work involves expanding the seminar series to include an experiential learning component to apply foundations learnt from the lectures while receiving mentorship.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd6972f7308a44f28ea48961600b03c12025-02-09T21:38:45ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Regional Medical Campuses2576-55582024-12-017410.24926/jrmc.v7i4.6254Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series Amanda Mac0Hayley McKee1Michael Balas2Aazad Abbas3Aida Ahrari4Pawandeep Sandhu5Dante Morra6Sarah McClennan7Alison Freeland8University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Toronto, Department of Opthalmology, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Department of Family Medicine, Toronto, ON, CanadaTrillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Background: Innovation and entrepreneurship are central to healthcare. Physicians are ideally positioned to create sustainable healthcare innovations. However, few medical programs in Canada provide training for students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. We created the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series (EHSS), a novel initiative designed to teach medical students about developing innovations and launching entrepreneurial ventures. We evaluated the EHSS based on medical student feedback and suggest future directions. Methods: EHSS consisted of seven sessions per academic year, each led by a physician-entrepreneur. The session topics outlined a methodological approach to developing a medical start-up, from ideation to implementation, including a formal talk and question/answer period. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the program were acquired from anonymized feedback forms with quantitative questions rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Results: From October 2020 to May 2022, there were a total of 258 unique attendees, of which 199 completed feedback forms (77.1%). 88% of attendees agreed or strongly agreed that the sessions were engaging and well-organized, learning objectives were met, and skills gained will be useful in practical settings. Three key themes arose from attendee open-text responses: importance of aligning personal and professional values with entrepreneurial pursuits, significance of mentorship, and that innovation requires proactive identification of healthcare gaps and creative solutions. Discussion: Through EHSS, medical students gained a comprehensive overview of medical entrepreneurship and networking opportunities with physician-entrepreneurs. Future work involves expanding the seminar series to include an experiential learning component to apply foundations learnt from the lectures while receiving mentorship. https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jrmc/article/view/6254entrepreneurshipmedical educationexperiential learninghealthcare innovation |
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| title | Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series |
| title_full | Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series |
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| title_short | Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series |
| title_sort | entrepreneurship in medical education evaluation of the entrepreneurship in healthcare seminar series |
| topic | entrepreneurship medical education experiential learning healthcare innovation |
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