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06-445 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MEDICINE
Department BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Co-enrolled Elective Facility
Course Director Ho-Wook JUN Enrollment Limit 20
Contact Ho-Wook JUN Enrollment Minimum 5
Email hwjun@uab.edu Address
Birmingham, AL
Phone (205) 996-6938 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
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Prerequisites NO PREREQUISITES AVAILABLE. CONTACT DEPARTMENT. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The advancements of science, engineering, and medicine continue to revolutionize healthcare. Entrepreneurship in medicine focuses on the process of commercially translating these technological advances to improve healthcare service and the quality of life. This course will provide a brief overview of the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry and discuss various topics related to the formation of a start-up company including entrepreneurship, idea development, intellectual property protection, business planning, financing, management and marketing, FDA regulation, and company exits. Towards the end of this course, small groups of students will work collaboratively to develop a commercialization plan for an NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant submission. Ultimately, this course provide a concise overview of entrepreneurship in medicine. Learning Objectives: Medical school students have an opportunity to learn about a career in entrepreneurship and virtually develop own translational research idea into start-up company. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1) Understand fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship; 2) Learn how to develop a translational research idea into a business plan and own virtual start-up company; 3) Evaluate and analyze NIH SBIR proposals; and 4) Improve your oral and written communication skills. Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks elective credit each; a student may only receive a maximum of 4 weeks elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONLY ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME.
Where To Report Volker Room: VH G094U (BME conference room) Time: Tuesday Evenings 5-7pm
Requirements In order to achieve these objectives, this course will use a combination of lectures, readings, invited speakers, case studies, group projects for virtual start-up and NIH SBIR proposal evaluation and writing. The final grade will be a Pass/Fail grade, and will be based on attendance, participation, and oral and written analysis of NIH SBIR proposal.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. In order to achieve these objectives, this course will use a combination of lectures, readings, invited speakers, case studies, group projects for virtual start-up and NIH SBIR proposal evaluation and writing. The final grade will be a Pass/Fail grade, and will be based on attendance, participation, and oral and written analysis of NIH SBIR proposal.
Notes This course meets on Tuesday Evenings from 5-7pm.

Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks elective credit each; a student may only receive a maximum of 4 weeks elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONLY ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME.