I am studying as a medical student at Tohoku University School of Medicine. I decide to participate in the program to learn how the advanced medical technology developed at the university would be used in society.
I would like to learn from people who have succeeded in various fields and make use of the experience in the future.

Through clinical training at Tohoku University School of Medicine, I am learning basic medical knowledge, techniques, and literacy as a doctor.
Through this internship, I would like to study biodesign in earnest and participate in the process of creating new value in the field of medical care.

I belong to Tohoku University School of Medicine, where I am currently learning how doctors should be and how medical professionals should collaborate with each other.
Through this internship, I would like to learn the process of creating innovative medical designs. In the future, I would like to contribute to solving various problems with new perspectives.

I am studying medicine in Tohoku University nowadays. Through this internship program, I will get to know the emerging trends in the healthcare industry. As well, I can improve my design thinking skills and teamwork skills.
I wish to contact to the leaders in various fields, such as their different thinking styles and their working methods. I hope to improve my abilities to adapt to the rapid social changes and serve the social new needs of changes as well.

I’m a medical student in Tohoku university and learning what medical care consists of, such as what kind of position or how to cooperate.
I’m a student as yet. However because of student, I can meet people with various occupations or opinion and I hope I can absorb their visions.

I belong to Tohoku University School of Medicine. I also study programming and write papers in Department of Clinical Imaging.
During this internship, I would like to master design thinking and gain multiple perspectives through interaction with professionals in various fields.
I devote myself to contributing to the realization of a sustainable development of society and high-quality medical care.

A senior at Tohoku University, Department of Earth Science, majoring in Earth and Planetary Material Science and aiming to be a scientist who can solve global scale problems.
Not having background of medicine, I would like to cultivate the ability to be aware of problems and solve them rationally and creatively through this internship.

I am a first year master’s student at the Graduate School of Economics, TOHOKU University. When I was in my senior year of University, I was drawn the bio-design innovation program. And I would like to contribute my knowledge of economics and management to medical innovation as a member of bio-design.
Because they come from different fields and different nationalities, members are able to create new value by bringing in different perspectives, but I think it is not lightly to realize. As a participant, I would like to apply the framework of bio-design to a wider industry as well as the creation of medical business by putting it into practice in a closer field.

I’m Manami Fujii and a first year of master student in Mechanical Engineering at Tohoku University. My interest research topics are vestibular perception and vestibular impacts on balance. I used to work with University Malaysia Perlis to develop an ankle rehabilitation device with Bowden cables for stroke patients as a bachelor thesis at Tokyo University of Science. This experience triggered me to realize how hard it is to implement medical devices as a commercial product. I believe the internship in ASU will provide me with a great opportunity to learn the business model by taking an advantage of Tohoku University Hospital.

My goal is to become a researcher who can facilitate new medical innovations. I am currently doing research on maternal-child attachment. By participating in this internship, I want to enhance my ability to realize the design of a better society from a medical perspective.

I major in Public Health Nursing in Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
Based on my background in nursing and public health nursing, I want to be able to design better healthcare and medical care for the future.

I am a student at the Graduate School of Economics, Tohoku University. I convinced that the medical innovation plays an important role in economics. Through this internship program, I hope to acquire knowledge in various area and develop my thinking skills furtherly through diverse approaches. Simultaneously, I would like to gain a deeper understanding of the interrelationship between medical innovation and economic development, and use this knowledge to grow as a person who can contribute to society.

I belong to the Department of Health Sciences of the Tohoku University School of Medicine.
I would like to solve medical problems through collaboration with various fields.
Through this internship, I hope to broaden my perspective by interacting with people who are active in various fields.