April Recap at Dream Grad Academy – Research, Reflection, and Room to Grow

Dream Grad Academy is a @My First Bitcoin Light Node providing beginner Bitcoin education and building a learning community around Bitcoin and health. After a succesful pilot cohort of learners in the ten week diploma, 2 learners are going on to participate in educator training in the coming weeks.

Addtional notable projects in development include MedSchlr, an early-stage Nostr-native health sciences publishing platform, alongside an expanding portfolio of student-led research. April brought that momentum into public view.

Nashville, Tennessee: Bitcoin and Health Forum -April

A sincere thank you to @SOUND HSA for welcoming one of our nursing student and putting on a world class event at Bitcoin Park. We asked her to reflect on what she experienced:

"As a student who has only been involved in the Bitcoin and health scene for a couple of months, it was inspiring to see so many unique physicians and healthcare professionals speak up about their experiences and contributions to this emerging field. Ideas that struck me most were the misguided incentivization of medicine, the lack of price transparency in health services, the over-emphasis of sickcare over genuine healthcare, the need for Bitcoiners in health to have low time preference, and the importance of building a new system rather than reforming a corrupted one. I look forward to building more connections with innovative Bitcoiners in the future." - Moon, K.

Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact McMaster Research Day — April 28

DGA students presented four posters representing some of the earliest work in decentralized health. A Healthy Aging and Society thesis student presented preliminary findings on the scholarly publishing landscape underpinning MedSchlr. Graduate students presented a theory-based poster and live demo of decentralized publishing on Nostr. Undergraduate nursing students presented preliminary findings from the Bitcoin merchant adoption study, currently under ethics review.

Four posters. Five student researchers. One emerging field.

What April tells us:

When DGA was founded, virtually no peer-reviewed literature existed at the intersection of Bitcoin, Nostr, and health. April is evidence that we are on a path to changing that, student by student, conference by conference.

If you are a healthcare professional, student, or health advocate curious about this space, click the link below to join the DGA waitlist to learn more about future opportunities and ways to collaborate.
DGA WAITLIST LINK: https://lnkd.in/eTmjc4AK

Completing Dream Grad Academy’s first @My First Bitcoin diploma cohort this month would not have been possible without the dedicated commitment of @Vera. The eight‑week curriculum was a true learning journey, not only for our students but for us as well.

If you’re unsure where to start with a grassroots Bitcoin educational effort for beginners, I highly recommend reading the article below!

I look forward to building on the lessons learned and connecting with others bringing bitcoin education to their communities.

https://primal.net/e/naddr1qqhhg6r994nxx6edd96z6ur0d9h8gttgdamj66fdwd6xzun5v4jz6ar9v93ks6twvukky6t5vdhkjmszyq4dlmv86nu4zerr57rvek43rjp5e3dc3sq2qnhc30tksgw5aj3uyqcyqqq823ctg7nh4

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A student-led research project (ethics approved) is recruiting health sciences, medicine & public health researchers.

🔬 Study: Trust & Centralization in Health Sciences — Professional Perspectives on the Publishing Landscape

You qualify if you:
✅ Are active in health sciences, medicine, or public health research
✅ Have authored or co-authored 2+ peer-reviewed publications
✅ Are proficient in English

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@MedSchlr

When learning a new skill, is it best to aim for precision or getting a feel from the practice with imperfection? I’m thinking this is going to become a blanket, but we’ll see. Either way I think it will be warm.

Such a great feeling when your avacados are not rotten inside!
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