The JI’s education and leadership program has become a learning destination for a variety of constituents ranging from school children to physicians, industry leaders, and government officials. Since 2012, more than 3000 grade school and high school students from all over Western New York have visited us to learn about the brain, vascular disease, 3D printing, and clinical simulation. At the same time, high school students in the Buffalo area can participate in a two-week program that exposes them to the Buffalo medical campus and careers in healthcare. We also offer a robust summer internship program that provides college students with the opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain experiential learning in engineering, education, regulatory services, and more. Today, eight of these interns have joined our ranks as full-time JI staff and many have entered graduate & medical school programs, or started their own companies, or gained employment at Apple, the NSF, Boston Scientific, and more. This is a vital part of our mission to push forward the future of medicine as we hope to usher in next generation leaders in healthcare.
In addition to our on-site opportunities, the JI also hosts live health and career-themed webinars and participates in science exhibitions. Tell us how we can help at your next community STEM event!
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The Next-Gen summer high school internship is designed for rising juniors and seniors who have a budding interest in STEM and medicine.
Each intern is given a mentor and assigned a project based on the company's needs and the interns’ interests and capabilities. For 8 weeks, interns will plan and execute deliverables which include a final presentation on their work at the conclusion of the internship.
An experience that goes beyond traditional classroom learning to teach students about medicine, STEM careers, and innovation. Investigate the risk factors of vascular disease; learn how to recognize symptoms and react to stroke and heart attack; and explore current neurovascular treatments.
She leads all JI education programming including both physician- and industry-facing training and clinical immersion programs with particular focus on customer retention and the development of new business opportunities as well as educational leadership programs for middle school, high school, and college students aimed at sparking their interest in...
The JI has a brilliant vision to unite various experts in an innovative ecosystem under one roof and raise the what-if and why-not questions. This is bound to lead to extraordinary innovations that will address some of the most significant unmet challenges in medicine. Fred Khosravi, Silicon Valley device entrepreneur
The JI is proud of its strong ties with its medical industry partners. Through these collaborations, we are able to provide excellence in medical device innovation, training, and educational programs.