Global Medical Innovation (GMI) Masters Program Rice University Eric Richardson Maria Oden Rebecca Richards-Kortum

2015 BME-IDEA – Tampa, FL The GMI Program A one-year professional master’s program that prepares engineers for industry careers in global product development Global Industry Internship with a multi- national medtech company Innovation Curriculum (Emphasis in economic value, design for manufacturing, emerging markets) Emerging Market Design Projects (One early-stage project and one late-stage project) Summer Term Fall and Spring Semesters

2015 BME-IDEA – Tampa, FL Global Industry Internship Objectives Work alongside colleagues in emerging medtech markets Understand the global operations and dynamics of medtech companies Discover unmet needs and form collaborations with local clinics and universities

2015 BME-IDEA – Tampa, FL 2015 Inaugural Internship Costa Rica: Latin America’s rising medtech hub Safety; proximity; 40+ medtech companies; strong interest in medtech innovation for local market Week 1: Visits to companies (Hologic, Philips, Cyberonics) and local clinics Weeks 2-3: Needs finding and concept generation course with local universities Weeks 4-8: Internship with Boston Scientific (Manufacturing, Quality, R&D)

2015 BME-IDEA – Tampa, FL Outcomes and Proposed Metrics Positive reception by local industry and universities, with national media coverage; seen as strengthening the local medtech industry Student Blog: gmi.rice.edu Challenge: Length of Internship Primary Metric: Student Job Placement