WESTERN MEDICAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP

The Western Medical Innovation Fellowship - the first-of-its-kind in Canada - was established in partnership with the University of Minnesota Innovation Fellows program in 2015. Highly qualified individuals are recruited from PhD graduates, medical students and residents... Western's Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program is designed to provide the most in-depth training experience in medical device and health technology innovation within Canada. The program offers a multidisciplinary experience that focuses on creating innovative solutions to real world clinical problems... Fellows begin in the classroom, learning about topics relevant to business and technology commercialization. Next they are immersed in clinical environments, where they identify unmet clinical needs. They then develop and prototype solutions by working with researchers, clinicians and technology transfer offices to generate new intellectual property. Alumni of these programs have become leaders in industry,..

Primary location: London