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Innovate 4 Change: An interdisciplinary nursing student-led hackathon
Jessica E Marsack1, Rebecca Cherney1, Linnea Brunvand1
1University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background:
Health care challenges are increasingly complex. Nursing student involvement in hackathons can help create a sustainable culture of innovation and leadership within nursing.
Purpose:
To host and evaluate the inaugural Innovate 4 Change Hackathon.
Methods:
Nursing student-led interdisciplinary teams worked together for 5 weeks to solve pressing health care problems, ultimately pitching ideas for prizes.
Findings:
Seven teams with 33 students represented multiple disciplines. For nearly 70% of participants, hackathons were a new experience. Nursing students were on every team, representing 50% of the participants.
Discussion:
Nurse-led hackathons help students gain experience in innovative problem-solving and elevate confidence. They provide a structured format to learn about nursing innovation, design thinking, and business models while also challenging students to address problems related to health equity, clinical care, health care delivery, and policy.
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