What We've Been Up To
Events
From hands-on workshops to national hackathons — here's what MedTech for All has been doing since launching in 2025.
MedTech for All Spotlight Series — Amanda Fowler
The first session of our Spotlight Series brought Amanda Fowler, VP of Global Corporate Giving at Edwards Lifesciences, to a hybrid conversation on philanthropy in MedTech. We learned how Edwards structures its donation model, partners with MAP International (map.org) to expand access, trains physicians in under-resourced settings, and works to make cardiac innovations more reachable worldwide.
MIT Hacking Medicine — Boston Grand Hack 2026
MedTech for All traveled together to Boston for the MIT Hacking Medicine Grand Hack. Our coordinators spread across three tracks: Trauma & Rehabilitation, Virtual Diagnostic Interfaces, and Portable Health. Over three days at the MIT Media Lab, teams pitched problems, formed up, built prototypes, went to workshops, and presented to judges.
Using AI as a Learning Tool — Introductory Workshop
Our inaugural event kicked off MedTech for All's return with two parts. First, real examples of health tech inequity like pulse oximeter bias and CGM disparities. Then a hands-on workshop on using large language models as a learning tool. We covered hallucinations, prompt strategies, and what AI gets right and wrong in clinical education, plus upcoming healthtech conferences and innovation resources at UCLA.
Translating Inadequacies in Clerkships into Potential Solutions — Early Beginnings
The founding event. MedTech for All brought together medical students and residents for a panel on how gaps in clerkships reflect deeper issues in healthcare delivery. Five panelists from across DGSOM shared firsthand perspectives on the disconnect between what trainees encounter in rotations and what patients actually need, and that conversation shaped what MedTech for All would become.
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