MEDscience Moonshot
MEDscience Moonshot offers a one-of-a-kind deep tech immersion experience for high school students interested in biomedical engineering, computer science and medicine to prototype their own AI surgical robots to solve complex medical problems.
Join the Moonshot Program to build cutting edge solutions to current medical technology problems. Students will learn the design thinking process and present their prototypes to industry professionals throughout the program. Students will be exposed to computer science, artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, and engineering to arm them with the skills of the future.
Program Highlights
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Fill the role that excites you! Whether you are interested in computer science or business, there is a role for you on the team. Some will need to build the robot, while others will need to design the promotional video and the pitch to investors. All roles are vital to the team’s success!
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Experience the real-life excitement of diagnosing complex medical conditions in our high-tech simulation lab, treating STAN, our life-like interactive patient. Visit a state-of-the-art surgical simulation center, STRATUS. Learn sophisticated medical concepts around oncology, pathology, and surgery, to understand some of the biggest healthcare problems that challenge doctors today.
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Learn about Moonshot thinking and the biodesign process: prototype innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems using the Kepler AI surgical robotic platform. Unleash your creativity and think outside the box – while putting your engineering and medical skills to the test. Showcase your solution to medical experts in a live demo day.
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Control a real surgical robot used for surgical training as part of the research & development process
Participate in Demo Day to show off what your robot can do in several challenge scenarios
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Learn alongside top healthcare and business professionals in surgery, oncology, medical devices, AI, biotech, and digital health, while receiving expert feedback on your Moonshot solutions.
Pitch your system to a Shark Tank style audience on the final day.
“It was an incredible experience and I felt myself growing and changing as a person and I would 100% do it again.”
— Student
Explore our other programs
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MEDscience@HMS
Work a shift in the MEDscience ‘Emergency Room’ at Harvard Medical School. Train in our state-of-the-art medical simulation emergency room to evaluate, diagnose and treat acutely ill patients in our immersive, one-week, full-day program. Learn and practice clinical skills like suturing, intubation, and inserting IV’s.
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MEDscienceLAB
Discover how lab, research, and the clinical aspects of medicine are interconnected. Starting with the patient in our high-tech medical simulation lab, then working in our HMS research lab, learn how medical problems are diagnosed and solved by analyzing patient samples and conducting experiments. Gain practical hands-on skills that are necessary for employment in current clinical research laboratories.
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MEDscienceLAB Forensics
As a member of the MEDscienceLAB Forensics Team, you will learn how scientists solve crimes. Hands-on investigative inquiry will lead to analysis of crime scene evidence in the laboratory. With your team, you will play the role of the forensic scientist and learn how critical thinking and collaboration are the key to a successful criminal investigation!
