The benefits of becoming a host organization
America's healthcare system is notoriously complex. Our students work with many different types of organizations, including clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare centers, and have a wide of array of experiences that have prepared them to solve some of healthcare's biggest challenges while also applying their H-Lab and other classroom learning. Students and organizations work together to tackle problems in a variety of healthcare areas, including:
- Analytics/AI
- Health IT
- Strategy
- New market entry
- Operations
- Organizational design/delivery innovation
- Product/service development
Direct costs to hosts
While there is no fee for hosting a team, host organizations are expected to provide the following:
- Conference room or other appropriate workspace for students when they are on site
- Reimbursement for travel:
- Ride share or rental car for trips within 75 miles of MIT
- Transportation and reasonable accommodations if more than 75 miles from MIT
Interested in becoming a host?
Please contact the Healthcare Lab faculty in order to learn more about becoming a host. Our teams of students can help improve the health of both patients and organizations.
Host timeline
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June
Host application period begins. Invitations are sent out.
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July
Project application deadline. Please contact the H-Lab faculty for more details.
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September
During the first and second weeks of the semester, students are matched with accepted projects.
Toward the end of September, teams begin conversations with hosts about project design and proposal or workplan.
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October - December
Student teams actively engage host, usually via video, to follow work plan.
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January
Teams engage with their host to complete the project by the end of January, culminating in a presentation to senior leaders and an online poster session showcasing all projects to which all hosts are invited.