Bridging the Health Innovation-Impact Gap: How Dell Medical School Created A High-Value Accelerator

Translating new ideas and cutting-edge research into transformative, value-focused innovation is a challenge for many academic medical centers and health systems. UT Austin’s Dell Medical School has created a brand-new type of accelerator, Texas Health Catalyst (THC), to advance the progress of impactful ideas from bench to bedside and tackle some of today’s biggest challenges. THC’s novel approach emphasizes need-based innovation, customized mentorship, capacity building, deep engagement with clinicians, and the application of design thinking. THC’s demonstrable successes over just...