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Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship

MedStar Health (MedStar Institute for Innovation)

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
This one-year physician fellowship is a joint effort of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2), designed to prepare emergency physicians for clinical and operational leadership of health-system digital health programs. Fellows spend roughly 60 percent of their time as attending physicians, including at a Level 1 trauma center, while completing immersive innovation training.
Organizational model
Nonprofit
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Program types
Physician innovationEntrepreneurshipInnovation center
Focus areas
ClinicalArtificial intelligenceDigitalOperational
Public scale or maturity signals

Documented successes: Named graduates from 2022-2024 include Rebecca Breed, MD; Anna Scanlin, MD; and Lulu Wang, MD, all of whom moved into telehealth leadership roles; fellows complete the MedStar Emergency Physicians LEAD program and a scholarly project; alumni cite diversification into entrepreneurship opportunities as a program outcome

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

This one-year physician fellowship is a joint effort of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2), designed to prepare emergency physicians for clinical and operational leadership of health-system digital health programs. Fellows spend roughly 60 percent of their time as attending physicians, including at a Level 1 trauma center, while completing immersive innovation training. The curriculum covers telehealth technology, artificial intelligence, workflow design, healthcare economics and regulatory compliance, and fellows also complete the MedStar Emergency Physicians LEAD program plus a scholarly or research project. Alumni report the fellowship broadened their impact and opened entrepreneurship opportunities alongside health-system leadership roles.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalArtificial intelligenceDigitalOperational

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    Named graduates from 2022-2024 include Rebecca Breed, MD; Anna Scanlin, MD; and Lulu Wang, MD, all of whom moved into telehealth leadership roles; fellows complete the MedStar Emergency Physicians LEAD program and a scholarly project; alumni cite diversification into entrepreneurship opportunities as a program outcome

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship, MedStar Health (MedStar Institute for Innovation)

  • Lulu Wang, MDFellowship Program Director, Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship

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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship official source medstarhealth.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship source 2 georgetownemergencymedicine.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Digital Health and Innovation Fellowship source 3 medstarhealth.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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