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What is v-INSPIRE?
Conceptual Framework
Global Engagement
WHAT IS v-INSPIRE?
A Virtual Interactive Novel Support Program for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship aims to address population health challenges of the 21st century by enhancing academic and non-academic skills of students using an Innovative and participatory experiential learning experience.
NEED
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on higher education
With these challenges come unique opportunities to creatively examine alternative ways to meet learning goals
Experiential learning (EL) programs allow students to gain experience, engage with the community, develop technical and interpersonal skills, and build career readiness and professional networks, all of which have been particularly hard hit
Educators need to rethink outreach strategies and consider alternatives to traditional in-person placements
Mentorship is an integral component of v-INSPIRE.
Skills Acquired
Provides students with an opportunity to gain understanding of public health challenges worldwide
Acquire interdisciplinary skills, engage in real world technological innovations, and design, develop, implement and evaluate solutions to enhance well-being of individuals, communities and the environment they live in
In addition, students gain employable skills such as leadership, effective communication, team-building, project management, budget planning, and manuscript writing
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
- Choose effective communication tools and techniques, including information systems and communication technologies, to facilitate discussions and interactions that enhance team function.
- Listen actively, and encourage ideas and opinions of other team members.
- Apply leadership practices that support collaborative practice and team effectiveness.
- Express one’s knowledge and opinions to team members involved in population health improvement with confidence, clarity, and respect, working to ensure common understanding of information, treatment, care.
Communicate information in a form that is understandable, avoiding discipline-specific terminology when possible.
Competencies, Activities and Outcomes
Health technology interventions, innovations and evaluations
Application of knowledge to solve public health challenges
Learn to derive meaningful insights
Understanding data
Outcomes
Analysis of healthcare data to generate meaningful information and new knowledge
Design interactive dashboards to enhance risk communication
COVID-19 advisory and conduct policy analysis
Identify evidence based heath information sources
Describe public health systems of countries worldwide
Human centered design approach to implement public health interventions.
Activities
Global Engagement
Country wise breakdown of applications received vs applications enrolled
- Applications received
- Applications enrolled