Katherine Grill Consulting

AI was not a talking point in my curriculum. Sure, it existed—but no one thought it was particularly relevant for clinicians or scientists. Fast-forward a few years, and wow, how things have changed. I first started hearing about AI when I was working in the tech world as the founder of a mental health startup. Conversations were popping up about how this new technology could support clinical workflows and whether it would eventually replace health professionals. Personally, I was interested in how AI could be used for real-time crisis detection. It was 2020, and while our app was designed for health education, we couldn’t ignore the fact that some students might need clinical or emergency care. And that’s how I dove into the world of AI. 🤖 Our company partnered with graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University to build one of the first crisis detection systems, and later teamed up with the The Media and Innovation Lab at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to test the program. ➡️ The results? We were able to identify at-risk students and notify school clinicians within 30 minutes, meaning they could get services in place for them almost immediately. It was a proud moment for our team. One of my biggest takeaways from this research is that as a healthcare professional, you don’t need to become an AI expert. But you do need to understand how AI is changing the way patients interact with health systems. This includes situations related to clinical support, but it also includes how patients access health information. Most degree programs don’t cover the practical skills health professionals need to use AI intentionally and responsibly. That’s why AI in Healthcare is one of the modules in the Katherine Grill Consulting Career Accelerator. This semester-long virtual program is designed for students and young professionals exploring the future of the healthcare workforce. During the program (which runs January - May 2027), we’ll also explore health technology, the creator economy, and entrepreneurship through live virtual sessions with experts across the health ecosystem. You can join the waitlist to be the first to receive early access when enrollment opens this fall: https://lnkd.in/gbnvi5Cg Whether you're choosing your college major, preparing for graduate school, or navigating your first professional role, I can’t wait to take this journey with you. ✨ PS - here's a picture with Saranne Rothberg, my collaborator on another research project where we studied AI in healthcare. She's doing some very cool work: https://lnkd.in/gpSgrNmz

🚨 Career & learning opportunities for young people! 🚨 Full list in The Synapse Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gwnnJCtN ➡️ UC Irvine Psychology PhD Program. Stephen Schueller is recruiting PhD applicants with interest in digital mental health, youth mental health, and AI and mental health. Apply by December 1, 2026. ➡️ The Media and Innovation Lab Social Media & Marketing Trainee. To apply, please contact Kelly Rojas at knr20@miami.edu Dr. Azizi Seixas Carolina Scaramutti, PhD LMHC ➡️ Yale Young Global ScholarsYale Young Global Scholars. For outstanding high school students from around the world. Apply by October 15, 2026. ➡️ Your Digital Brain. YouTube series exploring the connection between technology and wellbeing. Check out the latest episodes about responsible AI use here: https://lnkd.in/gsCiE2xW 🧠📲 ➡️ Weill Cornell Medicine Summer Internship Paid internship for undergraduate students interested in data analysis. Eshani Pareek ➡️ Youth-Adult Partnership Initiative 2026 Impact Report. Explore how young people can shape healthier communities — both online and offline. Access here: https://lnkd.in/g3i8Ufed ➡️ Katherine Grill Consulting Career Accelerator. A virtual, semester-long program helping students and early-career professionals explore emerging career pathways in health. Get early registration access for the January 2027 cohort: https://lnkd.in/gbnvi5Cg ➡️ 2027 One Mind Accelerator backs founders of early-stage startups building companies for mental wellbeing. Apply by October 19, 2026. Carmine Di Maro #Hiring #EntryLevel #Internship #YouthAdvisor --- 📩 Full list with application links in The Synapse Newsletter, designed to help young minds exploring mental health, careers, and creative collabs. ✨Link to subscribe in the comments.

When I was a student, the Creator Economy didn’t exist. Sure, we had social media. But few people thought being a creator was a legitimate career path—especially in healthcare. A lot has changed in a few short years. While living in Silicon Valley, I discovered the emerging field of digital health. I eventually built a mobile app full of educational content for teens. But I never thought of myself as a creator. Then a state health agency approached me with a simple question: “Can you help us make evidence-based videos for social media?” 💡 At the time, I thought creators were people selling products through brand partnerships. But suddenly, I had an opportunity to use my health expertise to share educational content at scale. ➡️ So I jumped in. I spent the next 18 months learning everything I could about health communication in the digital space. I was invited to participate in YouTube’s creator programs, including the Made for Kids Accelerator and Health Creator Residency, and eventually launched a YouTube series focused on teen wellbeing. Content creation is a career path I never could have imagined when I was a student. But the reality is, if our communication strategies don’t keep up with technology, public health risks falling behind. And now that social media has created entirely new career opportunities, digital communication is becoming a must-have skill for health professionals. It took me years to understand the emerging opportunities I could pursue within the Creator Economy. Now, I want to share what I’ve learned during the Katherine Grill Consulting Career Accelerator, a semester-long virtual program for students and young professionals exploring health career paths. During the program (which runs January - May 2027), we’ll explore how technology is changing healthcare and hear directly from professionals to get a behind-the-scenes look at the different career paths emerging in the field. 👉 You can join the waitlist to be the first to receive early access when enrollment opens this fall: https://lnkd.in/gbnvi5Cg Whether you're choosing your college major, preparing for graduate school, or navigating your first professional role, I can’t wait to take this journey with you. ✨ PS - here's some pictures from one of the studio days where we were shooting my YouTube series. It's been awesome working with Azel James and the teams at Highlyte and Manhattan Beach Studios! And if you're looking to learn more about the field, here are a few incredible people in my network who you should follow. Saranne Rothberg Susan McLennan Virginia Chachati MPharm Dr. Vishaal Virani, MBBS Hamza El Bouhmadi Lana G. Wendy Rootring Sandra Beale Sabrina Sanchez Holly Morris Jo Morton-Brown 💚 Promoting Happy Young Lives Stefano Potortí, OSI Alex Highton Mark Simester Jade Brodie Amy Smythe Dr. James O'Donovan MBBS PhD MBA Dr Oscar Ferguson

Missed our Behavioral Health Tech panel on "More Good Days Online"? Here's what we discussed and why it matters. The New Mexico Department of Health Youth–Adult Partnership (YAP) brings young people and adults together as meaningful partners in public health decision-making. At the 2026 YOUth Empowerment Action (YEA) Summit, more than 120 youth, educators, policymakers, and community stakeholders convened to explore one big question: 💡 How can we promote positive youth development in the digital age? Through youth-led roundtables, participants explored topics including: → Digital vs. in-person relationships → Finding credible health information online → Emerging technologies like AI Youth and adults worked together to identify practical strategies for digital literacy, safer technology, and youth-centered policy—while young people strengthened skills, connections, and other Positive Youth Development protective factors along the way. And this is just the beginning. We’re continuing to build on these lessons, creating more opportunities for young people and adults to work together on the issues shaping youth digital well-being. Want to know more? 📘 Download the 2026 YAP Impact Report to explore our youth-adult partnership model, YEA Summit findings, and youth recommendations: https://lnkd.in/g3i8Ufed A big thank you to everyone who helped make this possible—especially the New Mexico Department of Health, our YAP Committee, SecondMuse Highlyte Apex Evaluation and our host venue the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel #YAP #PositiveYouthDevelopment #DigitalWellbeing #PublicHealth

The Media and Innovation Lab (The MIL) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is looking for a Social Media & Marketing Trainee to support our communications, digital content, and webinar initiatives. The trainee will gain hands-on experience supporting programs such as FemTech Fridays and the Future of Health Data and Innovation (FHDI) webinar series, while contributing to social media, Canva graphics, promotional planning, website content, and engagement analytics. This is an unpaid trainee opportunity with: - Hybrid participation - A flexible schedule — we work around the trainee’s availability - An expected commitment of at least 1 year, flexible/negotiable - Opportunities to gain experience in digital health, research communication, marketing, and academic programming We’re especially interested in individuals who are creative, organized, reliable, and interested in social media, marketing, communications, digital health, research, or women’s health. Interested or know someone who may be a good fit? Please contact Kelly Rojas, Supervisor, at knr20@miami.edu. #UniversityOfMiami #MillerSchoolOfMedicine #TheMIL #DigitalHealth #SocialMedia #Marketing #HealthInnovation #ResearchCommunication #FemTech #FHDI #TraineeOpportunity

I never wanted to start my own business. I didn’t even think it was possible. As a first-generation student, getting a job with a steady paycheck seemed like the safest path. Entrepreneurship felt risky—until I realized that no career path is risk-free. ➡️ Academic research positions depend on grant funding. When the funding runs out, so can the job. ➡️ Corporate jobs offer great benefits—until a layoff leaves you unexpectedly unemployed. Entrepreneurship has risks too, but it also offers the freedom to build something of your own. That’s how I ended up founding a startup in my twenties. I spent nearly a decade as the CEO of this company, where I led a team building one of the early mobile apps designed to support student mental health. It was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career. Along the way, I learned some hard lessons. One of the biggest was that career security isn’t about finding the path with zero risk. It’s about understanding the risks—and deciding which ones you’re willing to take. 💡 Now, I want to share what I’ve learned with the next generation. That’s why I’m launching the Katherine Grill Consulting Career Accelerator, a semester-long virtual program for students and young professionals. During the program, which runs January - May 2027, we'll explore emerging career pathways through live virtual sessions with experts across the health ecosystem. You'll hear from startup founders and small business owners who have taken different paths, so you can decide whether entrepreneurship belongs in your career journey. Join the waitlist to be the first to receive early access when enrollment opens this fall: https://lnkd.in/gbnvi5Cg A special thank you to the incredible people in my network who have supported this journey. Saranne Rothberg Jennifer Gendron Joe Raiker, PhD Kat E. Katherine Myers Susan McLennan Lisa Walker Melissa Hosten Rayan Taher, PhD Virginia Chachati MPharm Eliane Boucher, PhD Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, MSCP, HSPP, ACT Rachel H. Jacobs, Ph.D. Luke T. Wall, MBA PS - here's a picture from one of my first live interviews. I met the incredible Saranne Rothberg at the StartUp Health Festival and had the chance to talk about the company I was building. It goes to show, entrepreneurship takes you to unexpected places. ✨ #Hiring #EntryLevel #Internship #WorkforceDevelopment #HealthCareers

Grateful to have worked on the YOUth Empowerment Action (YEA) Summit with Katherine Grill, PhD and see the summit insights making their way out into the world!

I’m heading to Behavioral Health Tech in Nashville next week with our Youth-Adult Partnership (YAP) Committee, where we'll be talking about creating more good days online. ✨ In February, our YAP Committee hosted the 2026 YOUth Empowerment Action (YEA) Summit, where youth, educators, and policymakers explored how digital environments affect well-being through youth-led roundtables: https://lnkd.in/gdsXMFtK Don't miss our panel discussion, where we’ll share insights from the summit, including: ➡️ How structured youth–adult partnerships can strengthen Positive Youth Development ➡️ Youth-centered solutions for safer digital environments ➡️ A replicable approach for engaging youth as meaningful policy contributors If you’re attending BHT, come join our session! 📍 BHT 2026 | The Ryman Stage (Ryman Hall A - Level 1) 🗓️ Wednesday, September 23 at 9:05 AM CT And if you’ll be in Nashville and would like to connect in person, message me or comment below. I’d love to meet up! A big thank you to everyone who helped make the YEA Summit possible—especially the New Mexico Department of Health, our YAP Committee, SecondMuse David Ball Tiffany Forner Rachael Drew Sabrina Abdalla Highlyte Azel James Apex Evaluation Eliza Gardiner, PhD Abigail Todhunter-Reid Medina-Lucero DOH #BHT2026 #YAP #DigitalWellbeing