New master’s program empowers students to innovate in health care

Lanelle Strawder
Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic, with foundational support from the Flinn Foundation, are launching a new master’s degree program that reimagines the traditional model of health care innovation. The program, called Innovation in Medical and Patient Care Technologies, or IMPACT, trains students to start with real-world health care challenges and develop technologies that are not only effective, but scalable and human-centered. The three-semester degree program blends clinical experience,