T-Mobile Kicks-Off 5G Research Challenge with University of Kansas to Transform the Future of Nursing
September 14 2020 - 11:10AM
Business Wire
What’s the news: T-Mobile and students at the University
of Kansas are teaming up this fall to research and develop 5G
solutions that can revolutionize the future of nursing.
Why it matters: With the move to virtual education,
creative new approaches using advanced technology to train
healthcare workers and nursing students is needed now more than
ever.
Who it’s for: Anyone that relies on nurses for
their health and well-being – so basically everyone.
How can 5G transform the future of nursing? That’s the challenge
T-Mobile and students at the University of Kansas are taking on
this fall semester. T-Mobile, KU School of Nursing (SON) and the KU
Center for Design Research (CDR) have teamed up through a Capstone
Research Project to help students develop new training methods and
tools that could revolutionize how nursing is taught at the
University of Kansas School of Nursing and beyond.
CDR students working with technical experts at T-Mobile are
researching potential solutions that combine the use of 5G
technologies, distance learning principles, and design thinking.
They’ll explore new ways to use virtual and augmented reality as a
teaching tool, and advance understanding of the role artificial
intelligence can play in a clinical environment. This multi-year
program aims to find new and creative ways to educate and train
nurses across a variety of settings – whether they are attending a
university, conducting research in a lab or working in a rural
clinic or large metropolitan hospital.
“With the onset of COVID-19 we quickly moved to a virtual
nursing education program and now more than ever see the need for
creative new approaches using advanced technology to educate
nursing students at all levels,” said Cynthia Teel, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, KU School of Nursing. “We’re
incredibly excited about the future of our educational programs and
we also see a tremendous opportunity to advance how nursing is
taught in this country.”
“The worldwide pandemic has touched everyone from the most
advanced urban centers to isolated rural villages. But with
adversity comes opportunity,” said Gregory Thomas,
Professor/Director, Center for Design Research. “Our nursing
education has to be expanded. Students must learn their profession
with ease and with tools that don’t currently exist. They must
utilize the knowledge learned from having to improvise. Its means
of delivery is essential - it must be quick, reliable and easy to
implement. The School of Nursing has the need, T-Mobile has the 5G
technology, and KU CDR will work collectively in the collaboration
to bring about a paradigm shift in nursing education.”
“Healthcare is one of the most exciting fields when we think
about 5G’s ability to not only transform an industry but literally
improve lives,” said John Saw, Executive Vice President of Advanced
and Emerging Technology at T-Mobile. “Augmented and virtual
reality, artificial intelligence, robotics and more will radically
improve how we train healthcare workers and bring better care to
people in communities of all sizes.”
At the end of the Fall semester, CDR students will present their
5G research in the form of learnings for new product and service
ideas, potential business models and go-to-market strategies.
T-Mobile has the first and largest nationwide 5G network,
covering over 250 million people across 1.3 million square miles —
that’s bigger than AT&T and Verizon’s 5G networks combined. The
Un-carrier is quickly lighting up 2.5 GHz spectrum from Sprint —
bringing customers in those areas average speeds around 300 Mbps
with peak speeds up to 1 Gbps. With this unprecedented 5G network
as a foundation, T-Mobile is working to fuel 5G innovation and
build the 5G ecosystem. The Un-carrier collaborates with various
universities across the country to support 5G research and
development. It is a co-founder of the 5G Open Innovation Lab and
proud sponsor of the award-winning T-Mobile Accelerator.
About CDR
The Center for Design Research (CDR) at the University of Kansas
School of Architecture & Design conducts advanced research that
emphasizes the cross-disciplinary use of design as a
problem-solving tool. Students enrolled in CDR courses have the
opportunity to work with leading companies to conceptualize and
develop new consumer products and services using cutting-edge smart
technologies.
About KU School of Nursing
The KU School of Nursing, designated a Center of Excellent in
Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN),
prepares hundreds of students each year for successful nursing
careers as clinical nurses, advanced practice nurses, educators,
leaders, administrators, scholars and researchers. Its
award-winning programs are offered at campuses in Kansas City,
Kansas, and Salina, Kansas, as well as online.
About T-Mobile
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged
Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative
nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for
all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of
value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best
possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption
that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its
subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by
T-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit:
http://www.t-mobile.com.
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