Education & Training
Staudacher Innovator Research Fellowship
Supported by the Elliott Family Foundation, the Staudacher Innovator Research Fellow works with Digital Health Co/Lab Faculty and gains key scientific and professional proficiencies in leveraging artificial intelligence, technologies, device development, and data science to improve health care delivery.
Digital Health Seminar
The Digital Health Co/Lab hosts Digital Health Seminars focused on topics across the digital health life cycle. Seminar topics vary and may include, but are not limited to, pilot research studies, innovation grant proposals, business plans, investor pitches and introductions to digital health resources available across KU.
Each seminar is interactive and encourages participants to share information and perspectives, with time for questions and discussion at the conclusion of the presentation.
All seminars are virtual and free to attend.
Quick Start Guides
As an innovator, having an idea is the first step in a potentially long and rewarding journey. Our Quick Start Guides are designed to walk you step by step through the stages of idea generation and evaluation.
As an innovator, having an idea is the first step in a potentially long and rewarding journey. You may ask yourself:
- I have an idea, what’s next?
- How do I know if it’s a good idea?
- Who owns my idea?
- Someone has a similar idea, should I quit?
This is a quick start guide to walk you through the initial stages of idea generation and evaluation.
You may have an idea that has the potential to transform patient care, streamline processes, or offer new ways of managing health. However, this excitement often comes with a big concern:
How do you share your idea with others without risking it being stolen or misappropriated?
This is a quick start guide to provide strategies for safely discussing your innovative concepts while protecting your intellectual property (IP).
After you have walked through the initial stages of idea generation and evaluation from Quick Start Guide #1 & #2, now you need to dive deeper into the market and figure out what market data supports or may help modify your idea or business opportunity. You may ask yourself:
- Do others share this problem or want this solution?
- How big is this problem?
- What obstacles will I face in developing this idea?
This is a quick start guide to walk you through the initial stages of idea evaluation.
Informational Sessions
Explore a range of diverse and engaging sessions designed to showcase and connect the digital health ecosystem. Topics covered include Founder Stories, Digital Health Company Showcases, Lessons from Rising Entrepreneurs, the Regulatory Environment and Reimbursement, as well as Leadership, Technology, Go-To-Market Strategies, and more.
Digital Health Seminar Featured Videos
How to write a grant to get funded, Anthony Sung, M.D. & Frank T. Materia, Ph.D., MHS
Inside Digital Health KC: Collaboration, Innovation and Impact, Dick Flannigan, FACHE
When Data Isn’t Enough: Why Story Matters, Tammy Broaddus