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An Epic class: Graphic design students collaborate with Epic Systems to improve UX in healthcare software, apps
19 Mar 2025
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Graphic design and interactive media students at UW-Stout are collaborating with professionals from Epic Systems, one of the nation’s leading healthcare software companies, to improve the user experiences of patients and healthcare providers.
Within Professor Nagesh Shinde’s Healthcare User Experience Design course, students are working with designers at Epic Systems, who serve as mentors for students as they create web, mobile app or kiosk products and services.
“Building this partnership with Epic has taken immense effort, and promoting healthcare user experience – UX – on our campus is vital,” Shinde said. “It shows how an interdisciplinary collaboration can shape students’ experiences.”
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