Atlanta-area professionals – many of them Georgia Tech or Emory graduates themselves – support the MBID program in the classroom and the workplace as project hosts, adjunct professors, guest lecturers, and clinical advisors.
The faculty for this program includes a mix of experienced professionals from the medical device industry, academic faculty, and clinical practitioners. Guest presentations (from acclaimed real world practitioners in industry, entrepreneurship and clinical practice) are supplemented by visits to the various functions of local medical device industries. Clinical rotations in hospitals, shadowing of clinicians, and in-depth observations of clinical activities are other noteworthy features of this program.