Bringing Emerging Technology into the Classroom
Salt Perspectives works with K–12 teachers and university faculty to make the science and development of medical and emerging technology legible, relevant, and teachable.
Medical devices, AI systems, advanced manufacturing, digital health platforms — the technologies reshaping healthcare are also some of the least understood. The story of how they get built, tested, regulated, and adopted is one most students never hear.
Salt Perspectives partners with educators to change that. Drawing on direct experience developing drug-device combinations at Becton Dickinson, leading advanced manufacturing and digital health initiatives at the VA, and earning a PhD in Materials Science from Georgia Tech, these engagements bring real-world context to biomedical and emerging technology education.
The work spans guest lectures in university engineering and pre-health courses, professional development workshops for K–12 teachers, and innovation workshops that introduce biodesign methodology, human-centered design, and the early-stage thinking behind how new medical and technology solutions get conceived and built. Each engagement is shaped around the educator's course, audience, and goals.
The STEM pipeline depends on students who can see themselves in it. That requires educators who feel equipped to teach not just the science, but the broader context — how technologies move from a lab bench to a hospital, who makes those decisions, and what careers exist at that intersection.
This work is grounded in a belief that exposure to real innovation processes, real career paths, and real practitioners changes what students think is possible for them. Broadening that exposure — across school types, geographies, and student backgrounds — is part of what Salt Perspectives is built to do.
University and community college settings. Topics include biomedical device development, AI and digital health, advanced manufacturing, the regulatory and federal landscape for emerging technology, and careers at the intersection of science and health policy.
Workshops for K–12 educators that build content knowledge and provide classroom frameworks for teaching biomedical and emerging technology topics with confidence.
Hands-on sessions introducing biodesign methodology, human-centered design, and the innovation process behind medical and emerging technology. Designed for students and educators who want to understand not just how these technologies work, but how new solutions get identified and built.
University Faculty
Building or refreshing courses in biomedical engineering, pre-health, health policy, or technology.
K–12 Teachers & Programs
Teachers and the foundations and nonprofits that fund and support their professional development.
Education Nonprofits
Organizations seeking practitioners who can translate complex science and technology for classroom use.
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Engagements are available on a paid or partnership basis depending on the context.