University Presidential Innovation Scholars Program
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA
President and CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, another lousy golfer, terrible cook
Imagine receiving this letter.
Dear Dr. Meyers,
Congratulations! You have been nominated by your peers to be a University Presidential Innovation Scholar.
The President’s Innovation Scholars are a group of women and men who exemplify a zeal for innovation and entrepreneurship, both within our university as educational, clinical or social intrapreneurs and outside as those creating user defined value through the deployment of innovation that disseminates into our communities and increases US global competitiveness.
In collaborating with their faculty colleagues, the Innovation Scholars seek to improve and disseminate innovation across university academic entities in each of our four campuses and others in our state . To this end, they have undertaken a wide range of projects. They also consult with the university’s president on means to promote distinguished innovation initiatives in all the institution’s educational endeavors.
Objectives of the Program
- To be champions of innovations and entrepreneurship on all of our campuses
- To create a forum for outstanding innovation scholars to establish ideas about user defined value creationg, build a knowledge base about innovation and entrepreneurship, and develop action plans for promoting innovation excellence
- To assist in integrating innovation into the primary work of the disciplines one one's campus with university administrators and along with teaching scholars at retreats and conversations with our University President
- To take on leadership roles to encourage innovation excellence programs and opportunities for faculty members to learn about innovation excellence and best practices
- To engage in and intiate conversations and opportunities for dialogue about innovation and learning with interested faculty members
- To develop support for innovation excellence, the integration of research, and involvement in PIS activities from the President, Chancellors, and other university administrators
- To publish useful information and peer reviewed articles on innovation and entrepreneurship
To be a member of the Big Thoughts and High Impact Processes group
- To develop a scholarship of entrepreneurship and learning by publishing peer reviewed articles
Benefits
- A grant to "buy out 10% your time to work on your innovation project
- Membership and/or reimbursement to attend local events
- Special invitations to events
- Individual mentoring
- Cohort and community building with current and alumni Innovation Scholars
- Provide guidance and advice to the President and CU Advancement Office
Requirements
- A full-time, adjunct or retired faculty member
- Commitment to spend 10% time on a collaborative innovation opportunity
- Entrepreneurial exploration and experience before applying
- Able to meet weekly
- 9 month program
- Successful completion of one bioentrepreneurship course offered in our Business/Graduate School
- Participate in workshops and other events, document participation
- Mentor those who follow you as Innovation Scholars
We hope to receive your application as soon as possible. This is but one of our efforts to create a more entrepreneurial university and we encourage your participation.
Note: This has not actually been created yet, but instead, is a thought experiment for others to consider.
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs
President and CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, another lousy golfer, terrible cook
8 年Thanks very much, but at this point it is a thought experiment idea that we are developing. It is the next of many steps to realize a greater vision of an entrepreneurial university. I hope we can announce the real thing some time soon.
Director, Healthcare Technology Research @ Cotiviti | AI Product, Strategy, Governance
8 年Congratulations Dr.Meyers. I am very glad that the upper echelons of the leadership at CU Denver finally acknowledged your passion and achievements in physician-led entrepreneurship. Although, personally speaking, with the offer of "President’s Innovation Scholars", they are still being circumspect and trying the test the waters. If you ask me, they should've allocated reasonable amount of funding and resources towards a separate dept./institute at Anschutz Campus named, something like, "Arlen D. Meyers Center of Digital & Biomedical Entrepreneurship" and allow you to develop basic infrastructure and culture of intrapreneurship and may be even nation's first MD/MBE program (as we often talk about). Hope that will come down the line esp. when you get the chance to work closely with the president and his/her CU Advancement Office and help them envision the future. Nevertheless, this is a great development and i am sure CU Denver would benefit immensely in many many years to come. And i look forward to hear more about that.