Magic Wand® Initiative (MWI)

Founded in 2013 by Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD, and R. Rox Anderson, MD, the MWI is an engaging, educational program that empowers physicians within any discipline to identify and solve unmet patient needs and teaches them the process of innovation. It’s designed by clinicians for clinicians.

The MWI is an innovative approach that educates and equips clinicians to identify and solve problems and engages them as leaders in their health care ecosystem. The MWI program at Mass General has achieved concrete, measurable success with the creation of new technology to improve patient care.

With proven success in the U.S., the MWI is expanding globally to include clinicians throughout Europe. Enabling clinicians around the world to collaborate virtually with one another will increase the potential to identify and solve patient needs, thus greatly improving worldwide patient care.

COVID-19 has shocked the world and shaken the health care system. Despite the uncertainty, physicians have shown what impressive feats can be achieved when they are taught and empowered to innovate. One of our VMW participants, Aditi Sharma, MD, developed reusable PPE during the pandemic.