In this episode of GuideWire, Devin Hubbard and Nicole Wiley with FastTraCS talk to Dr. Austin Rose, MD, MBA, who discusses his experience as a clinician, innovator, and entrepreneur.

Austin is a pediatric ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon at UNC - Chapel Hill. Also, he is a member of FastTraCS’s Clinical Advisory Group and Clinical Advisory Board. 

Today’s Topics Include:

• MD, MBA: Why and how Austin combines interests in worlds of science and business
• OR vs. Clinic: How Austin’s MBA makes a difference in different provider settings
• Austin’s Home Otoscope: Device used on iPhone for families to be involved in their care
• Customers’ constructive feedback is necessary to make rapid iterations, improvements
• S. Patent Process: Complicated to understand similar and competitors’ submissions
• A/R Technology: How Hololens led to most embarrassing moment for Nicole with Austin
• Austin’s Advice: Use available resources to identify, validate, understand unmet needs

Links and Resources:

Devin Hubbard

Nicole Wiley

Dr. Austin Rose

OtoscopeApp

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

SBIR

Augmented Reality and Healthcare: Dr. Austin Rose

UNC Center for Health Innovation

Ep.3 Embarrassing Stories from Clinical Immersion

FastTraCS

FastTraCS Clinical Advisory Group

GuideWire Podcast on Twitter

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Quotes:

Overall Goal for Otoscope: Help families be more involved in their own health care, reduce costs, and improve access.

“I haven’t thought of anything that no one has thought of at all before.”

“My research and other interests have sort of been in technology and the ways in which new technologies might be useful or applicable to what we do.”