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Kitchener-Waterloo Society for Innovation in Medicine
The Kitchener-Waterloo Society for Innovation in Medicine
(KWSIM) is a group of healthcare and STEM students united by a
shared passion for medical technology.
Our tenets:
To connect people
from medical and STEM backgrounds for meaningful discourse
To empower
students to be a driving force in the direction of medical
technology
To collaborate
with local initiatives to identify and solve real world
problems
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Our members include students from McMaster University - Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and the University of Waterloo - School of Pharmacy and Engineering Faculty
Steve (McMaster University - Waterloo Regional Campus, MD '24) is from Edmonton, Alberta. Before medicine, he completed his Bachelor of Science in physiology at University of Alberta. With some background in healthcare QI and management consulting for non-profits, Steve is interested in integrating technology into medical practice to modernize healthcare delivery. In his spare time, Steve can be found designing weird trinkets to 3D print or binge watching random shows suggested by his friends.
Katie (University of Waterloo, Biomedical Engineering '23) is interested in machine learning (ML) and psychology. She specializes in neural engineering: specifically Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and mechanistic ways to model cognition. As an avid med-tech hacker, Katie understands the difficulties in obtaining clinical feedback on healthcare solutions. Through KWSIM, she hopes to bridge the gap between engineering and medical communities to better support innovations in healthcare. Katie loves adventures and recently returned from a bike-packing trip in Victoria. An ideal evening for her is some yoga before bed and a few chapters of Murakami. She also discovered bouldering this year and would love to climb together.
McMaster University - Waterloo Regional Campus, MD '24
McMaster University, MD '25
McMaster University, MD '25
Amy (McMaster University - Waterloo Regional Campus, MD '25->'26) studied Computer Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and worked as a Software Engineer for four years at Google before attending medical school. Her current research is at the intersection of health and AI. Outside of medicine she likes koalas, red pandas, and watching movies.
Supported by the Michael G. DeGroote Initiative for Innovation in Healthcare
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