Eric Schmidt and Jordan Oswald, in the College of Engineering Makerspace, taught a course for College of Medicine students on medical product design. “The students were just sponges — they really wanted to learn,” Schmidt says. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine)
A group of UIC medical students enrolled in a new course this semester had the opportunity to see how medical devices they might use in clinical practice are actually made — then create some products themselves.
A collaboration between the College of Engineering and College of Medicine gave 15 students in the Innovation in Medicine Program (IMED) the chance to visit the College of Engineering Makerspace for eight weeks to learn more about medical product design.
“Physicians trained in the process of innovating solutions to problems encountered in the clinical environment will have an understanding of how a need can be…
