Launched in Summer 2023, Medventions Atlantic is a partnership between the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub and Sunnybrook Research Institute with the goal to drive health innovation and nurture Canadian talent in the healthcare technology sector. The cornerstone of the program is a four month physician-led, hospital-based fellowship training that equips aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs with a proven process to identify important healthcare needs and invent novel technologies to address them.
The Medventions Atlantic program has several openings for a temporary full-time Medventions fellow.
The Medventions Atlantic Fall 2024 program is set to begin in September 2024 and end in December 2024.
Selected candidates will work together as a group, under the supervision of clinical and research mentors. The team will get the opportunity to uncover innovation and translational research opportunities in cardiology.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
The configuration of the Medventions Atlantic fellowship program allows fellows to get involved in clinical immersion, identification and verification of clinical problems, ideation, and the making of an early proof of concept or a prototype for a new medical device.
The four-month fellowship is divided into three main phases with the following structure:
Phase 1: Clinical needs identification, verification, and assessment
Phase 2: Ideation and brainstorming
Phase 3: Concept development, product design and prototyping
Generally, fellows are required to:
– Perform clinical observations through shadowing physicians in operating rooms, rounds in the intensive care units, catheterization laboratory, patients’ floors, outpatient clinics, etc.
– Identify and document clinical challenges that impose a significant clinical burden
– Complete thorough analysis for the identified problems; this includes a stakeholder and market analysis, and a study for the disease state fundamentals and treatment options. Interns will also research and consult with faculty & perform literature and patent searches.
– Develop a medical solution concept that addresses the clinical need and problem identified
– Translate the final concept into a prototype – the goal is to use prototyping to create design requirements and generate high-level specifications related to technical feasibility for the innovation under consideration
The ideal candidate is an individual with a strong entrepreneurial drive, passion for health care innovation and a desire to build something with a strong positive impact, and demonstrated potential for creativity, invention, leadership and business development.
We believe the following qualifications will help fellows become successful:
– Entrepreneurial mindset; action and detail oriented, analytical, sees problems as opportunities, comfortable with ambiguity, self-learner with strong business acumen
– Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
– Demonstrated excellence in problem-solving, decision making, and critical thinking
– Highly motivated individual with the ability to work under pressure
– Strong interest in innovation and change across health care, design thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity
– Proven excellent interpersonal skills and effective oral/written communication skills
– Background/experience in medicine, engineering and/or business is an asset
To participate in the Medventions Atlantic program you need to:
When preparing your application, please prepare a single PDF with the following:
– your resume,
– a cover letter,
– a copy of your undergraduate transcript (and graduate transcript if applicable), and
– the names and contact information for two referees who have agreed to be contacted.
Cover Letter Criteria
In your cover letter, please respond to the following question:
Why is medical technology innovation an important part of your career pathway?
Please send all applications to medventions@nshealth.ca .
The deadline to apply is June 12, 2024. Please send all applications to medventions@nshealth.ca by June 12, 2024.
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Commercialization Professional Research Mentor
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
Technology Innovation Industry Leader
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
Program Lead, Sunnybrook Medventions
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
