Ever think that you have a better solution for a medical challenge?

Niranjanaa Jeeva talks about the upcoming UC Health Hack on the Empowered Patient Podcast with Karen Jagoda.  The focus of this year’s Hackathon is improving health in low-resource communities and finding creative solutions to health care challenges of refugees.

UC Health Hack
UC Health Hack

UC Health Hack takes place March 4-5 on the campus of the University of California San Diego and is a interdisciplinary hackathon hosted by UC San Diego Health and UCSD’s Engineering World Health, an undergraduate student-led organization.

The event is free and welcomes individuals and teams to sign up to participate in the challenge.

There are cash prizes for the most innovative solutions and exciting opportunities for networking with world-class entrepreneurs and medical experts.

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.