Dartmouth Health has launched a program aimed at preparing physicians for leadership positions related to medical device development, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
The Lebanon, N.H.-based system collaborated with the university's Geisel School of Medicine to create the 3D Scholars Program, a one-year certificate program for clinicians in medical device-focused specialties. The program teaches clinicians about regulatory and reimbursement policies, startup culture and medical device manufacturing practices through various retreats, the release said.
Eligible candidates must be practicing physicians trained in interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, general surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics or ophthalmology.
"The medical device ecosystem needs active clinicians to guide the development process at companies and regulatory agencies," said Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, a medical device developer and research director at Dartmouth Health's Heart and Vascular Center. "This program will provide scholars with a deep understanding of the medical device development process."