Medical Education in Data and Technology (MedTech)

The mission of Medical Education in Data and Technology (MedTech) is to equip DGSOM medical students with a practical and accessible education in the fundamentals of data science, coding, and engineering. After discovering the desire students have for acquiring technical skills, our team recognized the need for providing future physicians with an analytical skillset that allows them to remain at the cusp of innovative research and technology development throughout their careers. As a student organization at DGSOM, we aim to: - Equip students with the necessary technical and analytical skills for medical research and innovation. - Host workshops and accelerated courses to teach students how to code, design devices, and perform statistical operations. - Connect students with opportunities and classes hosted by the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Biostatistics and Informatics Programs, the Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, and other related programs across the medical school and UCLA. - Invite researchers and clinicians performing technical research to share their work and career path with medical students.

https://medtech-edu.github.io/ucla/
psaffari@mednet.ucla.edu

Signatories: Persiana Saffari, Abhinav Suri, and Benjamin Yeh

Advisor: Pamela R Cysner