Nurturing next generation physicians: A new Israeli healthtech fellowship.

The Israeli Society for HealthTech aims at advancing the integration of innovation and healthcare entrepreneurship into medical practice and across traditional health professions, to benefit patients and improve quality of care. In 2021, the Society launched the first fellowship for board certified physicians in HealthTech. This backstory discusses the motivation of launching the program and reviews the design of the fellowship, including curriculum, the expertise of the lecturers, and initial tangible results of the program.