Presented By: Lisan Smith, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Authors: Samar Hegazy, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Purpose
Human-Centered Design (HCD) is a problem-solving approach that identifies the unmet needs of a population in order to collaboratively and iteratively develop innovative solutions. Research shows that engaging students in HCD experiences can help them develop human- centered, metacognitive, communicative, collaborative, experimental, and creative mindsets. The purpose of this work is to show how evidence-based frameworks, resources and tools can be used to design, implement, and assess HCD activities in medical courses, especially those that include problem-based learning.

Methods 
Using the provided frameworks, resources and tools medical faculty will be able to evaluate their course or curriculum content to identify clear connections with HCD processes and mindsets. Then, they will be able to write HCD learning objectives and think of activities that can support the integration of HCD into their course or curriculum.

Results 
HCD activities have been successfully implemented in engineering courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign based on faculty and students surveys and assessments, respectively. Extension of HCD into Carle Illinois College of Medicine will likewise assist students in acquiring medical knowledge through learning about and applying the HCD processes and mindsets. Furthermore, they will be able to transfer these learnings to problem solving scenarios in other contexts.

Conclusions
Integrating HCD into medical courses, especially those employing problem-based learning or project-based learning, is a pivotal approach for students to acquire effective problem-solving processes and mindsets. Supporting educators in medical science education to integrate HCD in existing courses will enable students to acquire these processes and mindsets in addition to knowledge of the discipline. This will hopefully lead to a generation of professionals equipped with the ability to humanize and innovate healthcare practices that can improve society.