BHI - Boston Healthcare Innovation Program

Atrion Experience

November 30 to December 4, 2026

An international program designed for physicians, healthcare executives, medical students and managers, hosted inside two of the best universities in the world.

 

Advance your career and build the skills you need to transform healthcare in the first management, entrepreneurship and innovation immersion in Boston built for the healthcare sector.

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BHI immersion - Boston Healthcare Innovation Program

Brazil's largest healthcare immersion program

BHI is an innovative immersive program that uses active teaching methods and experiential, transformative learning to develop the healthcare leaders of tomorrow.

BHI is designed for professionals working in healthcare - whether in clinical practice, administration, research, technology, management or innovation - who want to become leaders in healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship.

how it works

How the program works

Start online - Executive Program

6 weeks of online sessions led by specialists and live meetings with fellow participants, with over 60 hours of content preparing you for the on-site experience in Boston.

One week on site

An on-site immersion into Boston's healthcare management, innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship ecosystem, in the United States, with technical visits to universities and hospitals at some of the world's leading institutions.

Technical visits to Harvard, MIT and Babson College

Visits to the world's largest healthcare research and innovation centers, to Harvard and MIT hospitals and universities, and to Babson College, the world's leading entrepreneurship school, guided by professors and researchers from those institutions.

Learn from leaders in the field

The entire immersion and Executive Program journey is delivered by professionals from the world's leading centers of knowledge, such as Harvard, MIT and Babson College. Attend classes with renowned professors, join the workshops and the "Conversas com CEO" (CEO Chats) sessions.

Active learning methodology

Learn through talks, workshops and group sessions with major names in the healthcare market, exploring real cases from hospitals, companies and health startups, connected to the day-to-day work of participants.

Continue in the community

Your development journey only begins at BHI. After the on-site immersion, the experience continues in our collaborative online community, with monthly online meetups, dinners and exchanges with participants from previous editions.

Immersion benefits

Speakers and mentors who took part in past BHI editions

Professionals who will show you what they are already doing to transform healthcare.

Founders who took part in previous editions of Boston Healthcare Innovation (BHI)

Keynote Speakers

Founders & CEOs

Nevan Hanumara, PhD

Scientist and entrepreneur. PhD in mechanical engineering and lecturer at MIT.

Stephen Brand, EdM

Chief Imagination Officer at The New Enterprise Factory, MIT I-Corps instructor and professor at Babson College.

Mary Witkowski, MD

Professor at Harvard Business School, working at the Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness.

David Bernstein, MD

Professor at Harvard Medical School. Director of the Value (VBHC) office at Harvard Business School.

Márcio Rochemback, MD

Radiologist at Harvard Medical School. Director of Artificial Intelligence at Mass General Brigham.

Bernardo Bizzo, MD

Radiologist at Harvard Medical School. Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence at Mass General Brigham.

Marc Succi, MD

Executive Director of the MESH Incubator at Mass General Brigham and Founder/CEO of 2 Minute Medicine.

Iavor Bojinov, PhD

Associate professor at Harvard Business School, former data scientist at LinkedIn.

Lee Schwamm, MD

VP of Virtual Care at Mass General Brigham. Director of Telehealth at MGH and professor at Harvard Medical School.

Roger D. Dias, MD

Director of Research and Innovation at Mass General Brigham, professor at Harvard Medical School.

Companies and hospitals represented by the 300+ participants of past BHI editions

Featured in EXAME

Media recognition
that reinforces the impact of BHI

Brazilians present to MIT and Harvard the first metaverse technology for surgeon training

During Boston innovation week, startup EDUCSIM presented its simulation technology to physicians, researchers and professors from American universities

Read the full article on EXAME (in Portuguese)

here are some answers to your questions

Frequently asked questions

1. How does the program work?

2. How will the on-site program work?

3. What is included in the program?

4. What are the payment options?

5. Are meals included in the program?

6. Is BHI entirely in English? If my English is not fluent, can I still take part?

7. Do I need to be a physician to take part?

8. Is there a hotel discount?

9. Do I need previous management experience?

10. Does the program issue a certificate? Who issues it?

11. What do I need in order to attend BHI?

12. I do not have a visa yet - how should I proceed?

13. Important guidance

You can get in touch with us through our website or by email. We will be glad to answer all of your questions and provide detailed information about the program.

About us

Innovation Abroad is a career acceleration platform focused on preparing people for educational and professional opportunities, both in Brazil and abroad.

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Contact information

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(31) 99504-3002

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