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The Role of Hackathon in Education: Can Hackathon Improve Health and Medical Education? Publisher



Yarmohammadian M1 ; Monsef S1 ; Javanmard S2 ; Yazdi Y3 ; Aminirarani M4
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  1. 1. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
  4. 4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Education and Health Promotion Published:2021


Abstract

To develop the next generation of healthcare innovators, students at all levels of education should be trained and encouraged to employ innovative and entrepreneurial approaches to deal with complicated challenges of today's health system. Applying innovation and entrepreneurship training to solve complex problems and focus on solution design has recently become common in medical universities all over the world. This paper clarifies the role of hackathons as an innovative educational approach in healthcare education systems. We propose a process model concerned with organizing hackathon events in the healthcare education system. This model can be used in the academic and practical design of hackathons for innovation purposes. © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.