What is the Medical Device Club @ Vanderbilt?
We are a like-minded group of scientists, engineers, and clinicians that want to innovate healthcare through technology. We provide:
- a forum/community to have technical and clinical discussions about medical devices and technologies with subject area experts;
- help for our members to overcome technical challenges in their applications;
- opportunities to get involved in medical device and technology development;
- foster inventive ways to evaluate the efficacy/risk early in the design process as fast and as cheaply as possible
What is it like to work with the Medical Device Club?
Working with the Medical Device Club community has been genuinely meaningful for my work. What stands out most is how the group responds: the clarity of thinking, the willingness to pressure-test ideas, and a level of helpfulness that consistently pushed my project forward. That combination has been inspiring, and it shaped how I approach the problems I’m trying to solve. Grateful for this community and the innovators in it.
Dr. Kevin Sexton
Overall, I’ve had a great experience with the Medical Device Club. We are continuing our current project into next year and will be seeking funding and building prototypes. It’s a refreshing pursuit outside of my normal clinical duties. The students have been remarkably solid in their ideas and professionalism.
Dr. Steven Gondek
Should I get involved in the Medical Device Club?
We HIGHLY encourage senior design teams, graduate researchers, and anyone working on medical technology projects to join the club and take advantage/participate in the community — we are a diverse group with experts spanning multiple engineering and medical disciplines. We like to think of the club as a teaching hospital for medical devices. Go here to get involved!