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ME 599 – Design for Global Health: Medical device usability testing and iterative design
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~120 design projects
~150 student clinical immersions
ME 599 – Design for Global Health: Medical device usability testing and iterative design
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More →Understanding the subtle cultural difficulties in the setting of intended use is close to impossible without the full immersion into that setting. Without knowing the true difficulties and how they are managed, other teams who we have had contact with have difficulty meeting the demands of their end users. Other student design teams struggle to fully understand the user requirements and find it hard to achieve them with a completed prototype based off literature before initiating contact with the end user.
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Students work directly with stakeholders at international field sites and in Ann Arbor to design and prototype solutions to identified health challenges.
GHDI works collaboratively with partners at UM and at international field sites to define and develop medical device designs appropriate for use in low-resource settings
2017 Design for Global Health Students in Flint
The first student interns and academic program students at the Hamilton Flint partner hospital.
In 2023, the Global Health Design Initiative (GHDI) will be directed by Dr. Kathleen Sienko and Dr. Julia Kramer. GHDI is supported by two Graduate Student Program Managers, Grace Burleson and Lucy Spicher. Learn more about the team here.
This summer, GHDI will return to our international field sites! This year, the GHDI program plans to support student cohorts in Ghana and Malawi, conducting clinical needs assessments with themes in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, and/or Rehabilitation. Learn more about the program here.