Emerging Workforce Readiness in Regenerative Healthcare

Abstract

The biology of regenerative medicine has steadily matured, providing the foundation for randomized clinical trials and translation into validated applications. Today, the growing regenerative armamentarium is poised to impact disease management, yet a gap in training next-generation healthcare providers, equipped to adopt and deliver regenerative options, has been exposed. This special report highlights a multiyear experience in developing and deploying a comprehensive regenerative curriculum for medical trainees. For academicians and institutions invested in establishing a formalized regenerative medicine syllabus, the Regenerative Medicine and Surgery course provides a patient-focused prototype for next-generation learners, offering a dedicated educational experience that encompasses discovery, development and delivery of regenerative solutions. Built with the vision of an evolving regenerative care model, this transdisciplinary endeavor could serve as an adoptable education portal to advance the readiness of the emergent regenerative healthcare workforce globally.

Development of a Student-Driven Undergraduate Program in Regenerative Medicine

“…Although uncommon, this way of creating educational programming is not unheard of. At the University of Virginia, upper-level undergraduates designed and taught a course on regenerative medicine to their peers [37], and at the Mayo Clinic, a physician-scientist trainee developed a regenerative medicine curriculum for medical students [17,38,39]. The efforts described here represent the first instance of which the authors are aware, of undergraduates playing a central role in the design of an academic regenerative medicine program.…”

Mass Customized Outlook for Regenerative Heart Failure Care

“…A regenerative technology-empowered model of care, with a robust supply chain, advanced access and added therapeutic value, requires comprehensive evidence amassed through the development process adhering to rigorous quality control and regulatory compliance [ 89 ]. Delivery, meeting stringent ethical norms, is predicated on trained healthcare professionals educated to achieve the highest degree of proficiency in practicing regenerative care [ 90 ]. Moreover, complementing technology readiness, institutional readiness—whereby healthcare systems have reached the capacities needed to adopt economically viable innovation—is a prerequisite for achieving the imperative of long-term sustainability [ 91 , 92 ].…”