help of a group of engineering students , student-devised theoretical solutions are transformed into working prototypes that address the identified problem . Overall , this is an incredible example of how bioinnovation can enrich the medical school experience . We must continue supporting and developing efficient integration of these programs not only at our home institution , but also at other schools throughout the country .
If not championed , or if not insightfully pursued , innovation will succumb to stagnation . Put simply , stagnation promotes a false sense of satisfaction with our current progress , limiting the opportunity to evolve a more robust and transformative medical environment . Physicians — both future and present — must approach their clinics with a multifaceted , creative lens , never failing to expand their horizons . This is exactly how medical schools should address the classroom ! The world around us will continue becoming more complex , and our patients will continue developing new needs , but will we be able to keep up ? Afterall , in the words of Dr . Ness , “ When every ounce of energy is focused on simple survival , how can we expect the next generation to incite the risky revolutions needed to overcome society ’ s greatest threats ?” 7
the norm and prepare future generations of health care leaders to accept an equally innovative lens . Will we answer the call to eradicate stagnation from the future of medicine ?
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Modern-Day Hippocrates : Incoming School of Medicine Students Write Their Own Oath . 2020 .
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Dzau , V . J ., et al ., Fostering innovation in medicine and health care : what must academic health centers do ? Acad Med , 2013 . 88 ( 10 ): p . 1424-9 .
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Ness , R . B ., Promoting innovative thinking . Am J Public Health , 2015 . 105 Suppl 1 ( Suppl 1 ): p . S114-8 .
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Stanford Biox . Available from : https :// biox . stanford . edu / about .
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Bluegrass Biodesign . Available from : https :// louisville . edu / medicine / healthprocessinnovation / opportunities / bluegrass-biodesign .
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Ness , R ., Reinventing Our Scientific Future in TedMed .
Andrew ( MS3 ), Mohammad ( MS2 ) and Joseph ( MS2 ) are medical students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and have worked together as part of the Bluegrass Biodesign Neurosurgical Team .
We are well-equipped to do more than merely exist within the current system . The modern physician must incite change , question
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