HILS PhD Student Haoting Gao Wins OGPS Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
Haoting was recognized at the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS) Doctoral Students Awards Ceremony held on April 15 for the software tool he developed based on augmented reality and simulation to train medical students and healthcare professionals on team work as well as surgical skill development.
Two other HILS PhD students were recognized:
- Research & Discovery: Alexander Hallway (Finalist)
- Rising Star (first-year doctoral students only): Taofeeq Togunwa (Finalist)
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