What is
v-INSPIRE
What is v-INSPIRE?
A Virtual Interactive Novel Support Program for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship aims to address population health challenges of the 21st century by enhancing academic and non-academic skills of students using an Innovative and participatory experiential learning experience.
Mentorship is an integral component of v-INSPIRE.
- COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on higher education
- With these challenges come unique opportunities to creatively examine alternative ways to meet learning goals
- Experiential learning (EL) programs allow students to gain experience, engage with the community, develop technical and interpersonal skills, and build career readiness and professional networks, all of which have been particularly hard hit
Educators need to rethink outreach strategies and consider alternatives to traditional in-person placements
Conceptual Framework
Program Details
Testimonials
Conceptual Framework
- Choose effective communication tools and techniques, including information systems and communication technologies, to facilitate discussions and interactions that enhance team function.
Listen actively, and encourage ideas and opinions of other team members.
Apply leadership practices that support collaborative practice and team effectiveness.
Express one’s knowledge and opinions to team members involved in population health improvement with confidence, clarity, and respect, working to ensure common understanding of information, treatment, care.
Communicate information in a form that is understandable, avoiding discipline-specific terminology when possible.
Activities
- Analysis of healthcare data to generate meaningful information and new knowledge
- Design interactive dashboards to enhance risk communication
- COVID-19 advisory and conduct policy analysis
- Identify evidence based heath information sources
- Describe public health systems of countries worldwide
- Human centered design approach to implement public health interventions.
Outcomes
- Health technology interventions, innovations and evaluations
- Application of knowledge to solve public health challenges
- Learn to derive meaningful insights
- Understanding data
Real Stories, Real Impact
My internship at FHTS has been both learning and fulfilling, guided by knowledgeable and motivating mentors. I gained skills in persuasive communication, health camp setting, creating culturally relevant NCD content, and applying consumer health informatics through technological solutions. Field trips helped me connect with communities and understand how to spread awareness effectively. A highlight was contributing to an ICMR-funded research project, which enhanced my editing skills and taught me to create target-specific content. Overall, this experience gave me deeper insights into public health and confidence in pursuing my future in this field.
MSc, Human Genetics Bharathiar University, India