NEOMED welcomes 13 students to master’s program in innovation

The College of Graduate Studies welcomed 13 new students to the Master of Science in Basic and Translational Biomedicine Innovation Track earlier this week.

"I am truly excited to welcome this year’s incoming class of students to our master’s of Innovation program,” said James Keszenheimer, Ph.D., M.B.A., professor of bioinnovation and director of the Timken Foundation Medical Device Innovation Center (MEDIC). “Admission to this program requires a unique blend of qualities such as entrepreneurial spirit, intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to innovate, and each of our students brings those characteristics in abundance.”

New class member Kai Takizawa Clancy of Queens, New York, is excited to get started in the program. “I’m looking forward to working with others on the development of biomedical devices and learning the basics of innovative entrepreneurship,” he said. “I see early on that innovation in medicine takes patience, creativity and determination, and I hope to carry these skills into my career as a physician who is capable of developing new solutions when opportunities may arise.”

Dr. Keszenheimer hopes that students gain not only advanced problem-solving skills, but also the creativity and strategic thinking that will enhance their medical careers. “By engaging in an environment built around innovation, they will leave better equipped to lead, to design solutions for complex challenges, and to improve the future of health care,” he said.

Congratulations and welcome to the 13 new members of the M.S. program in innovation:

Abdullah Aslam
Carter Brenner
Aditya Datye
Noah Humphrey
Jimin Hwang
Ramah Kassis
Joellen Knepfle
Teresa Liu
Alexander Qi
Jamal Shaltaf
Kai Takizawa Clancy
Joshua Treadway
Mark VandeWiele

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