The semester-long program was developed by the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), UNCW College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s (NHRMC) Innovation Center.
The program is aimed at being a “team-based, interactive and handson learning experience,” said Diane Durance, director of the CIE.
The class will be structured around teams that will find pain points in the health care industry and work to develop solutions through a design thinking process.
While the program is new, the concept has been in the development process over the past couple of years, Durance said.