DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION

mHealth Training Institute

The mHTI is a national connector/incubator/facilitator for advancing mHealth researchers with the transdisciplinary expertise and networks for co-creating practical healthcare solutions with societal impact.

Through a blended learning approach combining virtual coursework and an in-person institute, the mHTI helps the selected scholars develop a shared vocabulary and conceptual framework, acquire core domain expertise in latest mHealth technologies and methodologies, and get practical experience in cross-disciplinary mHealth innovation.

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Target Scholars

New as well as established academic “unicorns” seeking to develop and implement integrated mHealth approaches to tackle healthcare problems. Scholars are selected from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds:

  • Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Health Scientist, including Public Health & Epidemiology
  • Biological, Physical, or Earth sciences
  • Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, & Engineering
  • Economics
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    Core Elements

    Shared Vocabulary
    & Framework

    As part of the hybrid pre-institute, scholars engage in webinars and sandbox sessions to build a common knowledge base and shared vocabulary.

    Deep Domain Expertise

    The faculty mix is adjusted each year to inject fresh perspectives and cutting-edge research insights on the latest mHealth methodologies and technologies.

    Team Science
    Abilities

    Each team is paired with two experienced faculty mentors who employ team science approaches to enhance teamwork, improve communication, and build trust between team members.

    Networking & Relationship Building

    Social events foster meaningful connections among scholars, encouraging collaboration and building stronger professional networks.

    DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION

    mHTI Faculty

    Each year, faculty speakers from top universities and organizations across the country provide the scholars with deep-dive insights into their individual areas of expertise through lectures and presentations.

    The renewing group of faculty are recognized thought leaders and integrative thinkers who are chosen for their expert insight into current mHealth trends, practices, and tools. The faculty also serve as mentors for the team science projects and are available to assist individual scholars through one-on-one sessions.

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    Scholar Testimonials





    "It was a great opportunity to learn from the experts, make new friends, and enjoy brainstorming novel research ideas with cutting-edge mHealth technologies. I would highly recommend ealy career researchers working in mHealth to apply to this prestigious and highly competitive training program in the future."

    - mHTI Alumnus





    "The interactions with the mentors was the best part of the institute for me. They answered many of the pressing questions I had as a young researcher starting their career. The presentations about funding, building collaborations with folks of different backgrounds, and finding and holding onto positions were extremely helpful."

    - mHTI Alumnus





    "Coming into the institute, I felt very isolated at my home institution. I had very few collaborators in mHealth and very few mentors who had the knowledge I sought. After the institute, my eyes have been opened. […] Suddenly the research that I felt was impossible seems very possible."

    - mHTI Alumnus





    "The exercise of looking at the problem from different angles and through different disciplinary lenses then bringing everything together under a cohesive problem statement while highlighting the expertise of the team to address the problem."

    - mHTI Alumnus





    "In all the conversations I have with scholars, I heard that this was a really valuable experience for them, and several of them have told me that this was one of the most valuable things they have done professionally in their careers."

    - mHTI Alumnus





    "The ability to interact with different skill-sets but similar goals was invaluable. I have come to appreciate the diversity of backgrounds in the field of mHealth, and the necessity of different disciplines to form a successful mHealth team. In addition, the daily lectures were excellent - they covered a broad array of topics, but with the specificity that made them still useful."

    - mHTI Alumnus
    ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING

    Spotlight Talk

    In this talk, Dr. Shamim Nemati demystifies LLMs and Generative AI and offers a practical guide for mHealth researchers.

    Dr. Shamim Nemati is the Director of Predictive Health Analytics and Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at UCSD. His research focuses on advanced signal processing and machine learnining techniques, and computational neuroscience/brain-machine interface.

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