Physician Innovator Training Program Program Overview Why Choose Our Program Program Leadership Message from the Directors Curriculum & Training How to Apply Meet Our Students Contact Us Curriculum & Training Home About Campus & Community Resources Communications & Public Relations Office Physician Innovator Training Program: Curriculum & Training Curriculum Overview The PITP curriculum includes elective courses, collaborative capstone projects with School of Medicine faculty and industry engineers and ample opportunities to advance innovative ideas toward commercialization. Below is the curriculum breakdown for each year: MS1 One year, with summer immersion from June to August Foundations/Principles of Innovation & Engineering Seminar Elective Part A Participation in the BioENGINE Program Engineering Clinical Experience MS2 One year (August to the following August) Foundations/Principles of Innovation & Engineering Seminar Elective Part B Engineering Clinical Experience Apply to the full PITP Program MS3 Nine months (August to the following May) Begin a multi-year capstone project with a faculty or industry innovator Monthly update meetings with PITP director and co-directors to assess capstone project progress Preliminary results presentation at the Capstone Showcase event BioDesign Elective — an asynchronous online course Optional (but recommended): 1-year Master of Engineering (MEng) program between the MS3 and MS4 years MS4 One year (August to the following August) Monthly update meetings with PITP director and co-directors to assess capstone project progress Complete the multi-year capstone project with a faculty or industry innovator Final results presentation at the Capstone Showcase event NSF ICorps Online Program Elective Physician Innovator Training Program MS1-MS4 curriculum roadmap Coursework Breakdown Foundations of Innovation and Engineering Elective Part A Sessions Unmet Clinical Needs Engineering Analysis/Design: Data Acquisition Analysis/Design: Data Analysis Biomedical Signals and Systems (signal processing) Engineering Analysis/Design: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Biomechanics II & III Biophotonics Micro-nano-engineering & Wrap-Up Part B Sessions Unmet Clinical Needs Refresher Wireless Health Design Industry Speakers on Devices at the Bedside Part 1 Industry Speakers on Devices at the Bedside Part 2 Prototyping, Testing/Validation, Quality Control Design from Concept to Clinical Trial – Part of Validation, Pre-Market Approval Design Considerations & Ethical Challenges for Healthcare Basics of Intellectual Property Principles of Commercialization, Fundraising, Industry Partnership, FDA, Lean Launch Course Wrap-Up BioDesign Elective & NSF ICorps Program Elective BioDesign Elective Topics Unmet Clinical Need Identification Standard of Care Unmet Need Gap Analyses and Evaluation Design and Acceptance Criteria – Engineering Documentation Engineering Design Controls Market Analyses FDA Process and Regulatory Documentation Risk Quality Management Documentation Initiation of Business Model Canvas Intellectual Property Strategy Commercialization Strategy Initiation NSF ICorps Elective Topics Lean Launchpad Startup Methodology Business Model Hypothesis Testing Value Propositions Customer Segments Customer Interviews Market Landscape Analyses Ecosystem Mapping Key Stakeholders, Channels and Resources Analyses Finalization of Business Model Canvas Go-No-Go Commercialization Optional Master of Engineering (MEng) Courses Fall Engineering Leadership Engineering Course Engineering Course ProSeminar Winter Engineering Leadership Engineering Course Engineering Course ProSeminar Capstone Project Spring Engineering Leadership Engineering Course Engineering Course ProSeminar Capstone Project Summer & Fall Capstone Project For more information about the MEng degree course curriculum, please visit the program website.