Shuhan He, MD
InnoFest Faculty Advisor
Build the future of digital health.
Pitch it on a national stage.
The AMSA Digital Health Innovation Festival is where medical and pre-medical students put bold ideas for health access and equity in front of a national audience of judges, mentors, and health-tech leaders. Applications for 2026 are now open.
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submissions in our inaugural year (2025), from medical and pre-medical students nationwide.
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finalists advance to the national stage.
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The Call for Applications is open.
We're inviting medical and pre-medical students across the country to submit their digital health innovations for InnoFest 2026. Whether you have a working prototype, a pilot in the field, or a model ready to test, this is your invitation to put it in front of national judges, mentors, and funders.
Selected teams move through a multi-round process and compete for finalist spots at our live event in December. Finalists pitch on stage in a Shark Tank style competition, in front of leading judges, with national recognition and visibility on the line.
What you'll get as a participant
- Mentorship from clinicians, founders, and health-tech leaders.
- National recognition across AMSA's network of chapters and members.
- Visibility with the judges, sponsors, and innovators who shape digital health.
- Cash award + more (to be announced Fall 2026).
§02 · The Room
The room you'll pitch to.
Our 2026 judging panel will be announced this summer. Last year's judges included leaders from across digital health and clinical AI.
Pete Clardy, MD
2025 judge
Derek Howard
2025 judge
Chris Martinez
2025 judge
Jason Reminick, MD
2025 judge
Technology belongs in the hands of those who understand patient care best. With AMSA's Innovation Festival, we see a national sample of the talent and innovation from emerging physician student leaders. This allows us to bridge the gap between possibility and real-world impact.Dr. Shuhan He InnoFest Faculty Advisor · Mass General Hospital & Harvard
§03 · The Committee
Meet the InnoFest 2026 Committee.
InnoFest is student-led. A committee of medical and pre-medical students sets the themes, shapes the judging values, and drives the direction of the festival.
Jasrina Kaushal, MD
UHS Wilson Medical Center
Avery Keesee
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford
Jyoti Pun Mehta
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Naomi Rajput
Northeastern University
Founder, Eden AI · InnoFest winner, 2025
§04 · Year One
Look back at our first year.
In its inaugural year, InnoFest drew 35 submissions from medical and pre-medical students nationwide. A field of finalists earned a spot to pitch live at AMSA's national convention in Washington, D.C., in front of judges from Google Health, HP Health, Thalamus, and BK-XL.
A student-led startup advancing equity through workflow automation.
Naomi Rajput co-founded Eden AI in 2023 to address the digital health equity gap for mobile health clinics serving Medicaid and rural populations. Eden AI raised $60,000 in angel funding, secured paid pilot contracts with mobile health programs and clinics across the East Coast, and was recognized on lists including Boston's 25 Under 25 and Women Who Empower as a standout in healthcare innovation. The company reached close to 28 clinics, pairing technology with hands-on education to support equitable care delivery.
"InnoFest gave me the opportunity to validate my idea from 0 to 1, in front of the very physicians I wanted to sell to."Naomi Rajput, founder, Eden AI Graduate, Northeastern University
2025 Finalists
Meet the Finalists
Finalist · 2025
Crimson Scientific
Matthew Soliman · Boonshoft School of Medicine
A wireless ECG pad features 30 dry electrodes and AI-powered analysis, eliminating skin prep and wires. It streamlines ECG capture, reduces errors, and enhances cardiac diagnostics, especially in acute and underserved settings.
Learn more about Crimson ScientificFinalist · 2025
decodehealth
Evan Patel · Case Western Reserve University
An AI scribe that simplifies medical jargon, offering clear summaries and an interactive chatbot with a trusted medical library to improve health literacy and patient empowerment.
Learn more about decodehealthFinalist · 2025
EzMTX Assay
Andrés Diaz · University of Arizona College of Medicine
A low-cost, portable urine-based test that enables real-time methotrexate monitoring via a digital app, ensuring safer, more effective pediatric cancer treatment in low-resource settings.
Learn more about EzMTX AssayFinalist · 2025
Flow Trials
Malhaar Agrawal · UPenn Perelman School of Medicine
An AI-driven platform that streamlines clinical trial recruitment, ensuring faster enrollment, improved diversity, and better patient-trial matching to accelerate medical research and reduce costs.
Learn more about Flow TrialsFinalist · 2025
Lipid Llama
Tyler Smith · Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Simplifies lipid panel results with personalized, multilingual AI-driven insights, offering clear risk assessments, explanations, and actionable heart health recommendations to improve cardiovascular awareness and outcomes.
Learn more about Lipid LlamaFinalist · 2025
Mobile Memory
Shreya Nuli · Yale University
An affordable AI/ML-powered app that screens for Alzheimer's in 30 seconds using speech analysis, providing cognitive scores, early alerts, and a Memory Bank for stored voice recordings.
Learn more about Mobile MemoryFinalist · 2025
TumerikAI
Amanda Moser · UPenn Perelman School of Medicine
Streamlines clinical trial recruitment by connecting diverse patients with doctors and hospitals, ensuring compliance with FDA diversity mandates while reducing costs and accelerating scientific progress.
Learn more about TumerikAI2025 Honorees
Meet the Honorees
Beyond the finalists, InnoFest 2025 recognized a national field of student innovators. Explore all twenty honored submissions, from wearable therapeutics to AI clinical tools.
2025 Sponsors and Supporters
HP HealthPrimary
ThalamusPrimary
Google Health
BK-XL
§05 · The Latest
The latest.
News and updates from the festival and the field. Check back as the 2026 season unfolds.
June 2026
Applications
The Call for Applications is open
Medical and pre-medical students can now submit their digital health innovations for InnoFest 2026. Applications close Aug. 15, 2026.
Read more
July 2026
Event
2026 live finals venue confirmed
This year's finals will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in the D.C. metro region.
Read more
July 2026
Themes
The themes we're watching in 2026
We've shared this year's priority themes, from rural health delivery to equitable care, to guide the strongest submissions.
Read moreApply by Aug. 15, 2026
Put your work in front of the people who shape digital health.
The Call for Applications is open to medical and pre-medical students nationwide. Submit your innovation, advance through multiple rounds, and pitch live in December.