10. Bella Zhang - Designing Health Care, Human Factors, and Product Management

Introducing Bella Zhang (IndE 1T9 + PEY, M.A.Sc in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, 2021)

Bella Zhang is an IndE 1T9 +  PEY graduate from the University of Toronto who recently earned her Master’s of Applied Science (M.A.Sc) in Industrial Engineering also at U of T. For the past few years, Bella’s research interests have been in quality improvement and user experience in healthcare, and product management. 

She completed her PEY at the Healthcare Human Factors Group at the University Health Network - evaluating medical devices and mobile health applications. 

She was also a Research Assistant & UX Lead- at the Interactive Media Lab (IML) led by Dr. Mark Chignell of the mechanical and industrial engineering department at U of T. Partway through her time at IML, Bella led over 20 undergraduate and graduate students in building, and iterating technologies for aging populations as the manager of Centivizer, which is the spinoff company from the Interactive Media Lab. Shortly after the recording, Bella started her new role as a project manager in patient care at the Women’s College Hospital.

Notable Quotes

"Work is composed of 2 things - the work you do and the people you work with."- Bella Zhang“My philosophy of managing is caring.” - Bella Zhang“GPA is not everything - become an interesting person." - Bella Zhang“You are living your life, you’re not living your title” - Bella Zhang

Resources mentioned with Links

Personal Planner Template made by BellaCourse Recommendation: *MIE 344, *Sociology, Graduate Leadership CoursesInteractive Media LabThe unspoken rules book Healthcare Human FactorsIntegrity by Henry CloudLinkedin Learning or Coursera

How to get in touch with Bella 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellaygzhang/

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