Evaluating the impact of a health hackathon on collaborative team science: a Social Network Analysis (SNA)
Open Access
- 18 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
- Vol. 5 (1), 1-16
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.46
Abstract
The Mount Sinai Health Hackathon is designed to provide a novel forum to foster experiential team science training. Utilizing a Social Network Analysis survey, we studied the impact of the Mount Sinai Health Hackathon on the nature of collaborative relationships of hackathon participants. After the event, the number of links between participants from different disciplines increased and network density overall increased, suggesting a more interconnected network with greater interdisciplinary communication. This social network approach may be a useful addition to the evaluation strategies for team science education initiatives.Keywords
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