Magic Wand® Initiative (MWI)
Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhDThe MWI cultivates patient-centered innovation where clinicians identify problems worth solving in health care, practice divergent and convergent brainstorming, collaborate with stakeholders, prototype and possibly commercialize solutions.
Co-Founder and Program Director, The Magic Wand Initiative at Mass General
Our Programs
The MWI offers a variety of engaging, on-site workshops to flexible, virtual curricula designed to foster innovation among clinicians both in the U.S. and in Europe.
Magic Wand Expansion
This program focuses on creating blueprints for the expansion of the MWI outside of the Mass General/Harvard system and into other institutions and organizations.
Virtual Magic Wand (VMW)
This instructive and interactive virtual course, open to all clinicians in the U.S. and Europe, engages each participant in the process of identifying unmet patient needs.
Our Team
Meet the team- U.S. Program Co-Chair
- Assistant Professor at Temple University
- US Program Co-Chair
- Instructor at Harvard Medical School
- Co-Founder & Program Director
- Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
- Co-Founder & Program Consultant
- Professor at Harvard Medical School
Merete Haedersdal, MD
- European Program Ambassador
- Professor at Copenhagen University
Current Supporters
Sally Gottesman
Past Supporters
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