About the program

Cancer patients and their caregivers face numerous challenges throughout the treatment journey including managing treatment plans appointments side effects and accessing reliable information and support Key designresearch questions How can we develop a mobile app that comprehensively supports cancer patients and their caregivers by providing tools for managing treatment plans appointments symptoms and fostering a sense of community while ensuring accessibility and usability for diverse users Keeping in mind the project timeline V0 can focus on side effect and appointment management Current State Existing resources for cancer patients may lack comprehensive features or accessibility leading to fragmented support and difficulty in managing the treatment journey effectively In countries like USAUK cancer journalsplanners are available In India we dont have anything even for physical documentation Patients rely on their own noting down methods Desired State Our goal is to create a mobile app that empowers cancer patients and caregivers by providing a userfriendly interface with features such as diagnosis plan customization appointment tracking report management symptomside effect tracking community support and educational resources The app aims to streamline the treatment journey enhance communication with healthcare providers and foster empowerment and community support Keeping in mind the project timeline V0 will focus on appointment tracking and side effect management The final version of the app will have 3 interfaces desktop mode back end for the admin Mobile mode for the patients for the data to be filled up desktop mode for the doctors to access the analysed data For the DMP 2024 project primary focus will be on the patients side Goals MidPoint Milestone Conduct user interviews and surveys to understand the needs and pain points of cancer patients and caregivers Design wireframes and prototypes based on user feedback ensuring accessibility and usability Develop core features of the app including patient onboarding form appointment tracker and side effect management Conduct usability testing with target users to gather feedback for further iterations Acceptance Criteria Dummy versions for Appointment tracking and side effect management are finalized Roadmapframework for integrating other features is established A report summarizing key findings and recommendations

Perks

These projects are open to college students and working professionals who are eager to dive into the world of UI UX user behaviour and qualitative research to build impactful designs for solving populationscale problems Selected contributors will work on challenging problem statements over a 3 month long period and receive a stipend of INR 70000 over 3 months

Who can apply?

Only those candidates can apply who:

1. are from Any,
2. and specialisation from Any,
3. are available for duration of 3 Months
4. have relevant skills and interests

Terms of Engagement

1 35000 received on completion of midpoint milestone as decided with mentor 2 35000 received on completion of final milestone as decided with mentor 3 Certificate of completion received on successful completion of internship

Number of openings

1