AKU hosted its third hackathon on the 17th, 18th and 23rd of February 2018. Organised by the departments of UGME and PGME, in consultation with Critical Creative Innovative Thinking (CCIT) Forum, HackMedEd was a two and a half day event where people from various professions such as medicine, nursing, IT, business and engineering came together in cross-sector cooperation for a single cause - to make medical education in Pakistan better.
The event started off with problem pitching, which was followed by friendly lobbying and team formation. Like-minded people who agreed on a certain "problem" joined forces and set down to work. White boards were pulled up, coffee mugs were refilled and intense hacking ensued. Teams broke down their problems to their very basic elements and solutions were built around these.
At the end of two exhausting yet exhilarating days of hard work, punctuated by scrumptious food, friendly banter, invaluable mentor feedback, and the all-famous pulse-checks, the teams presented their proposed solutions in mock presentations. Constructive criticism was provided by the mentors and the organizing committee as final feedback for the teams to take into consideration.
14 teams presented their solutions to a hand-picked panel of 8 accomplished judges from different walks of life. Judged on 5 independent aspects, the teams' scores were compiled and the winners announced. While 4 teams may have won that day, everyone walked out a winner - for where new ideas flow so fluidly, progress is bound to follow.
AKU hosted its third hackathon on the 17th, 18th and 23rd of February 2018. Organised by the departments of UGME and PGME, in consultation with Critical Creative Innovative Thinking (CCIT) Forum, HackMedEd was a two and a half day event where people from various professions such as medicine, nursing, IT, business and engineering came together in cross-sector cooperation for a single cause - to make medical education in Pakistan better.
The event started off with problem pitching, which was followed by friendly lobbying and team formation. Like-minded people who agreed on a certain "problem" joined forces and set down to work. White boards were pulled up, coffee mugs were refilled and intense hacking ensued. Teams broke down their problems to their very basic elements and solutions were built around these.
At the end of two exhausting yet exhilarating days of hard work, punctuated by scrumptious food, friendly banter, invaluable mentor feedback, and the all-famous pulse-checks, the teams presented their proposed solutions in mock presentations. Constructive criticism was provided by the mentors and the organizing committee as final feedback for the teams to take into consideration.
14 teams presented their solutions to a hand-picked panel of 8 accomplished judges from different walks of life. Judged on 5 independent aspects, the teams' scores were compiled and the winners announced. While 4 teams may have won that day, everyone walked out a winner - for where new ideas flow so fluidly, progress is bound to follow.