The Health Design Lab, at Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia), is a collaborative space where healthcare students, providers, designers and patients think and create solutions to improve healthcare. Applying user-centred design, 3D prototyping, virtual reality and other technologies and approaches first year medical students look at health problems in a different way, one based on empathy. Check this link for more information http://www.jefferson.edu/university/skmc/programs/cwic/tracks/design.html