Innovation Fellowship

The RockHealth.org team is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the fourth Innovation Fellowship cohort, which will run from September 2024 through March 2025. Applications will be accepted through Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:59pm PT The RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship is an immersive cohort-based experience that supports and amplifies the work of visionary leaders who are centering lived experience in digital health innovation. Digital health innovations are uniquely positioned to transform how health needs are understood and addressed. However, existing digital health innovations have not equally satisfied the needs of every individual and community—particularly those that have been persistently overlooked and underserved. In order to reach these critical populations, we believe there is a unique opportunity to learn from the work of digital health innovators who ground their solutions in the lived experiences of overlooked and underserved communities. We believe that these proximate leaders are uniquely positioned to develop transformative companies that can effectively address the urgent needs of their communities while also expanding the promise of digital health for all.

Program Model The goal of RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship is to cultivate promising leaders and elevate unique digital health innovation models. Our core program pillars include field exposure, leadership development, and market awareness. Core program offerings include: - Monthly cohort programming sessions - Bi-monthly cohort connection sessions - Bi-monthly RockHealth.org leadership check-ins - Access to Rock Health network events including: - Rock Health Summit - Top 50 in Digital Health - Digital Health CEO Summit

For the 2024 cohort, we are seeking to support 10 innovators who meet the following criteria: Role: CEO Location: U.S.-based, though may have operations internationally Organization Maturity: Seed stage Strategic Focus: Building a high-impact digital health solution that is grounded in the lived experience of their intended end-user population and/or from the lived experience of the CEO Collaboration: Seeks to engage with and learn from other early-stage, equity-focused leaders in the health space through curated programming opportunities Engagement: Able to actively participate in monthly programming opportunities with other Fellows and digital health leaders Impact: Shares a powerful vision to impact communities that have been historically underserved or overlooked by centering lived experience in the solution development process Mission: Has a demonstrated record of advancing the design, development, or adoption of equitable principles and/or innovations in their work