Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate healthcare barriers affecting a vulnerable patient population using interviews, observations, and community health data to identify social determinants of health.
Students will be able to analyze the effects of chronic stress and trauma on body systems to explain how health outcomes are influenced by homeostasis and mental health.
Students will be able to define a healthcare problem statement that includes user needs, criteria, and constraints based on evidence from patient research.
Students will be able to ideate multiple healthcare solution concepts that address safety, access to care, and patient communication for a vulnerable population.
Students will be able to prototype a low-tech healthcare innovation that responds to identified user needs and can be tested with feedback.
Students will be able to test and refine a healthcare solution using user feedback, data, and cost-benefit analysis to improve feasibility and safety.
Students will be able to justify design decisions with scientific evidence, cultural competence, and healthcare ethics in a presentation for authentic stakeholders.
Products
Patient Research Portfolio and Early Prototype Brief
Each student will produce a research portfolio for one vulnerable patient group, including interview/observation notes, a simple survey summary, an empathy map, a problem statement, and a low-tech prototype sketch or mock-up. The brief must show how firsthand evidence shaped the student’s initial design idea.
Healthcare Innovation Expo Prototype and Stakeholder Pitch
Teams will combine individual research into one shared problem statement and a collaboratively developed prototype or service solution ready for testing and presentation. The final package includes a refined prototype, evidence display, and a stakeholder pitch explaining how the solution improves safety, access, or patient outcomes.
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