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DESCRIPTION:Applications Due: Monday\, March 9Open to iMBA Learners OnlyWe 
 are excited to announce that the application period is now open for the 20
 26- 2027 Carle Capstone Project\, a unique interdisciplinary opportunity f
 or iMBA learners to collaborate with peers in medicine and engineering. Th
 is year-long experiential learning course focuses on solving real healthca
 re challenges by developing innovative\, marketable products.  You can vie
 w a detailed review of the course here.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Eligibility and&nbsp\
 ;Requirements&nbsp\;This is a selective program and participation is invit
 ed/determined by the Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CIMED) Capstone C
 ourse committee.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;The learners will register for this course i
 ndividually for three semesters.&nbsp\;At this time\, the opportunity is o
 nly available to iMBA&nbsp\;learners who reside in the U.S and have earned
  a minimum of 30 credit hours in the program.&nbsp\;Selected learners cann
 ot be graduating from the iMBA program earlier than Spring 2027. Concurren
 t enrollment in credit-based courses is also mandatory throughout this cap
 stone project.&nbsp\;How to Apply&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Prior to submitting your ap
 plication\, please prepare to upload to your application:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;You
 r latest resume.&nbsp\;Video introduction of yourself and the skills you w
 ill bring to the capstone team.&nbsp\;Please submit your Carle Capstone Ap
 plication by Monday\, March 9  at 11:59 pm CT where it will be reviewed by
  a committee. Invitation to participate in the capstone will be sent out o
 n Monday\, March 16. For those invited to participate\, there will be a pr
 oject kick-off and information session the week of March 23 (exact date wi
 ll be shared later).Specialization Capstone Credit&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Upon succe
 ssful completion of all 3 semesters of the Carle College of Medicine Capst
 one\, iMBA learners will fulfill both specialization capstone requirements
 .&nbsp\;If you have any questions regarding the opportunity\, please reach
  out to Professor Ravi Mehta.
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SUMMARY:2026-2027 Carle Capstone Project Application Open
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><div><p><span style="background-color: rg
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 l\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Applications Due: Monday\, M
 arch 9</span></p></div><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><span>Op
 en to iMBA Learners Only</span></span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto" la
 ng="EN-US"><span>We are excited to announce that the application period is
  now open for the 2026- 2027 Carle Capstone Project\, a unique interdiscip
 linary opportunity for </span><span>iMBA</span><span> learners to collabor
 ate with peers in medicine and engineering. This year-long experiential le
 arning course focuses on solving real healthcare challenges by developing 
 innovative\, marketable products. </span></span><span data-contrast="none"
  lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"></span></span><span dat
 a-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"></span
 ></span> <a href="https://uofi.box.com/s/18lfmubox803awf970nwfbn5r2e2e8uk"
  target="_blank">You can view a detailed review of the course here</a>.&nb
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 rmal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"><strong>Eligibility and</
 strong></span><strong style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color
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 erit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"><s
 pan data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">&nbsp\;</span></strong><span data-co
 ntrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; 
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 o\; white-space: inherit"><strong>Requirements</strong></span><span data-c
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 ce: inherit"><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></span></p></div><div><ul><li><span d
 ata-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><span>This is </span><span>a </span><span
 >selective </span><span>program</span><span> and participation is invited/
 determined by the </span><span>Carle Illinois College of Medicine (</span>
 <span>CI</span><span>MED</span><span>)</span><span> Capstone Course commit
 tee.&nbsp\;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp\;</span><span data
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 ansform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space:
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 ing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">The learners will 
 register for this course individually for three semesters.</span><span dat
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  data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0
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 align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-co
 lor: auto\; white-space: inherit">At this time\, the opportunity is only a
 vailable to iMBA&nbsp\;learners who reside in the U.S and have earned a mi
 nimum of 30 credit hours in the program.&nbsp\;</span></li><li><span data-
 contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\
 ; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align:
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 uto\; white-space: inherit"></span><span style="background-color: rgba(0\,
  0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\;
  text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; ca
 ret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Selected learners cannot be gradua
 ting from the iMBA program earlier than Spring 2027. </span></li><li><span
  style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-fami
 ly: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: i
 nherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">
 Concurrent enrollment in credit-based courses is also mandatory throughout
  this capstone project.&nbsp\;</span></li></ul></div><div><p><span data-co
 ntrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><strong>How to Apply&nbsp\;</strong></span><spa
 n data-ccp-props="{}"><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></span></p></div><div><p><sp
 an data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><span>Prior to submitting your applic
 ation\, please prepare to </span><span>upload to your application</span><s
 pan>:&nbsp\;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp\;</span></p></di
 v><div><ul><li><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><span>Your latest r
 </span><span>esume</span><span>.</span><span>&nbsp\;</span></span><span da
 ta-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 
 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-ali
 gn: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color
 : auto\; white-space: inherit"></span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto" 
 lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit
 \; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-
 transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-spac
 e: inherit"></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="backgrou
 nd-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; fo
 nt-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-sp
 acing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Video introducti
 on of yourself and the skills you will bring to the capstone team.</span><
 span data-ccp-props="{" style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; col
 or: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inhe
 rit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\;
  white-space: inherit">&nbsp\;</span></li></ul></div><div><p><span data-co
 ntrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span>Please submit your <a href="https://form
 s.illinois.edu/sec/1896131043?referrer=https://shibboleth.illinois.edu/" t
 arget="_blank">Carle Capstone Application</a> by <strong>Monday\, March 9<
 /strong>  at <strong>11:59 pm CT</strong> where it will be reviewed by a c
 ommittee. Invitation to participate in the capstone will be sent out on Mo
 nday\, March 16. For those invited to participate\, there will be a projec
 t kick-off and information session the week of March 23 (exact date will b
 e shared later).<span data-ccp-props="{}" style="background-color: rgba(0\
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 aret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"></span></p></div><div><p><span da
 ta-ccp-props="{}"></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="ba
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 ord-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"><strong>Sp
 ecialization Capstone Credit&nbsp\;</strong></span><span data-ccp-props="{
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 mily: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform:
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 ">&nbsp\;</span></p></div><div><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">
 <span>Upon successful completion of all 3 semesters of the Carle College o
 f Medicine Capstone\, </span><span>iMBA</span><span> learners will fulfill
  both specialization capstone requirements.</span></span><span data-ccp-pr
 ops="{}">&nbsp\;</span></p></div><div><p><span data-contrast="none" lang="
 EN-US">If you have any questions regarding the opportunity\, please reach 
 out to Professor <a target="_blank" href="mailto:mehtar@illinois.edu">Ravi
  Mehta</a>.</span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-c
 harstyle="Hyperlink"></span></span></p></div>
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