Field Course: Innovating in Health Care

Course Number 6345

Professor Regina Herzlinger

Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits
Paper/project
Enrollment: limited to 20 students

Qualifies for Management Science Track Credit

Overview and Requirements

Problems with health care quality, access, and costs bedevil all countries. This course focuses on the creation of a business plan for a global business innovation in health care that can better meet these needs. Students generally already have ideas for business plans that they want to pursue.

Prerequisite

One member of the team, at a minimum, must be enrolled in the Spring Term 2108 - Innovating in Health Care.

Career Focus

For those interested in entrepreneurial health care management, consulting, or investing. Students interested in careers in financing, leading, or creating innovative health care services, health insurance, health IT, digital health , consumer-based innovations, or medical technology.

Educational Objectives

Additional field-based experience in innovating new health care ventures on topics chosen by the students or from those made available by the faculty. Students will gain exposure to the key players in their chosen research topic with the help of Prof. Herzlinger’s network and that of their classmates and the course advisers.

Course Content and Organization

The students in this course meet six times as a group in the classroom. Between these meetings, they meet with their mentors to discuss their progress.

Session 1 – March 18, 2024
Introduction to the course – What can the Field Course do for you?
Assignment: Present your preliminary business plan interest and partners/contacts you are looking for.

Session 2 – March 25, 2024
Assignment: Present refinement of your preliminary business plan interest and partners/contacts you are looking for.

Session 3 – March 27, 2024
Assignment: Present your progress to date in completing your business plan and your plans for completion.

Session 4 – April 9, 2024
Assignment: Present your progress to date in completing your business plan and your plans for completion.

Session 5 – April 10, 2024
Assignment: Present your final business plan and include questions you would like the class to answer.

Session 6 – April 16, 2024
Present your final business plan and your plans for its future.

Students are reminded of the Attendance Policy.

Grading is based primarily on class participation and quality of business plan.