NU Health Hacks

NU Health Hacks strives to form a community of innovators from all disciplines, skill levels, and backgrounds to explore challenges in healthcare

Our event this year will be virtual and will cover a two-day period. Participants will be assigned interdisciplinary teams around a specific challenge and brainstorm solutions with resources and mentorship from community experts

The best solutions will be awarded $1,500 in prizes and the opportunity to develop their idea at Northwestern's startup space. All participants will receive $15 in UberEats credit for dinner the Second Night

REGISTER BY February 18

2021's keynote speaker:

Lee Francis MD, MPH
PRESIDENT AND CEO of Erie Family Health Centers

Dr. Lee Francis joined Erie Family Health Centers in 1991 and has served as President and CEO since 2007. Dr. Francis leads Erie’s operations and strategy to grow and sustain its role as a national leader in the provision of community-based health care.

In addition to his executive responsibilities, Dr. Francis is a board-certified internist and cares for adult patients at Erie. He also is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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Panelists

Susan Goldsmith, MD

Associate Dean for Student Affairs Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Education

Joshua Hauser, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Education

Michelle Macy, MS, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Co-Research Lead, Telemedicine

Lecturers

Jeffrey Eschbach

Adjunct Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Founder and CEO of Page Vault Inc
Director of Program Outreach for the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

Jen Brown, mPH

Director, Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities of Northwestern University

Darryl Hughes

Co-founder/CEO of Hughes Who Technologies Studio

Adjunct Professor of Post-Secondary Education, Animation & Game Development

Mark Fisher, MS

Principal at Mission Product Development LLC

Associate Clinical Professor, Segal Design Institute

Team Advising

Craig Langman, MD

First Isaac A Abt Professor of Kidney Diseases, Emeritus

Medical Director, DaVita Children's Dialysis Center

Director, Area of Scholarly Concentration

judges

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH

Associate Chair for Advocacy, Department of Pediatrics

Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Education and Preventive Medicine

Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH

Director, Center for Food Allergy & Asthma

Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Abel Kho, MD

Director, Center for Health Information Partnerships
Director, Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine

Professor of Medicine

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Schedule: Saturday FEB 20 (All Times CT)

1:00 pM

Check in and overview

Check in, fill out the intake form and meet the other participants

1:30 pM

Keynote

Let the games begin!

2:30 pM

Logistics Overview

Listen to a brief logistical overview of the hackathon

3:00 pM

Panelist Interviews

Ask away! Community and academic physicians will be answering your questions to help you in your problem-solving.

4:45 pm

Team Assigments

Meet your teams, assembled based on individual skillsets

5:00 pM

End of Day 1

Stay on to keep working with your teams, network with other attendees, or log off and get ready for tomorrow!

Schedule: SUNDAY FEB 21 (All Times CT)

8:45 aM

Sunday kickoff

The NU Health Hacks team will walk you through the logistics of the day. There's a lot going on, but don't worry--we've got your back

9:00 aM

work time start

Get to work with your team!

Bonus: Take your hackathon experience to the next level with lectures throughout the day

9:30 AM

Lecture

The Importance of Community & Stakeholder Engagement & Expertise with Jen Brown and Darryl Hughes

10:30 AM

Lecture

Human Centered Design in Global Health with Mark Fisher

4:30 pM

PITCH DECK DUE

Pat yourself on the back for finishing a hard day's work!

5:00pm

final presentations

Good Luck!!

7:00 pm

dinner AND NETWORKING

Relax, meet the other participants, and learn about the 1st Annual Big Ten Conference Augmented Intelligence Bowl with Dr. Kho and summer research opportunities with Dr. Gupta

7:45 pM

Awards ceremony

Drumroll...

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WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Email us at nuhealthhacks@gmail.com

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nu health hacks 2021 team

Alex Xiao

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management

Stas Fridland

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Shyam Chandrasekar

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Michael Lichtenstein

Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering

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