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Collaborative Innovation Lab

Collaborative Innovation Lab

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Collaborative Innovation Lab

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The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the Collaborative Innovation Lab, a faculty-wide initiative that places students at the centre of educational innovation. The Collaborative Innovation Lab will bring together diverse student voices to identify challenges, test assumptions, and design solutions that strengthen health sciences learning at Western.

About the Lab

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The Health Sciences Collaborative Innovation Lab will identify and validate distinctive ways Western's Faculty of Health Sciences can embed 1) Interprofessional Education (IPE) 2) Entrepreneurship, 3) Innovation and 4) AI-enabled learning and practice into undergraduate and graduate education, ensuring graduates are prepared for the rapidly evolving health care landscape. Using a student-centered Design Thinking and Lean Start-up approach, participants will work through:

  • Problem identification
  • End-user engagement
  • Assumption testing
  • Idea generation and validation
  • Feasible solution design

  • Important Information

  • Application Deadline: September 16th, 2026
  • Start Dates: September 21st, October 19th, November 9th
  • Duration: 50 hours across a 6-week period
  • Questions may be directed to: cil@uwo.ca
  • Twenty-four health sciences students will be selected for this opportunity. Participants will be compensated approximately $1000 for their time.
We are seeking applications from students across all Faculty of Health Sciences programs and levels, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

Who Should Apply?

No prior experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, or artificial intelligence is required. We are looking for students who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, skills, and interests, including strengths in:

  • Leadership and teamwork
  • Communication and collaboration
  • Research and analysis
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Technology and AI
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Health care and community engagement
  • Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility

Benefits of Participation

Participants will be compensated approximately $1000 for their time and have the opportunity to:

  • Develop innovation and leadership skills
  • Gain experience with Design Thinking and Lean Start-up methodologies
  • Collaborate with students from varied health disciplines
  • Contribute to meaningful educational innovation at Western
  • Expand professional networks
  • Strengthen their CV and professional portfolio

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

  1. Current CV/resume
  2. Unofficial or official transcript (not required for first-year undergraduate students)
  3. A video submission (maximum 60 seconds) addressing:
    1. What skills, experiences, or perspectives will you bring to the Collaborative Innovation Lab?
    2. What do you hope to gain from participating in this experience?
  • Application Deadline: September 16th, 2026
  • Submit your application here
  • Questions may be directed to: cil@uwo.ca

Join the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Collaborative Innovation Lab!

Twenty-four health sciences students will be selected for this opportunity. Participants will be compensated approximately $1000 for their time.

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