UH Students Pitch Health Care Innovations in Shark Tank-style Competition

Innovative Health Solutions Unveiled by University of Houston Students

In an engaging showcase, more than two dozen University of Houston students participated in the fifth annual Summer Health Research Program, organized by the Humana Institute. Through a Shark Tank-style competition, multidisciplinary teams pitched visionary solutions addressing key challenges in health care, reflecting promising innovations for improving health outcomes.

• The program encouraged collaboration across disciplines with a focus on urgent health care issues.
• Key focus areas included dementia care, sickle cell advocacy, and rural health care workforce enhancement.
• Innovations were judged by industry experts, with top honors awarded to a team tackling home-based dementia care.
• The initiative highlighted the potential of interdisciplinary approaches to advance health education and care.