Digital health innovations are uniquely positioned to transform how health needs are understood and addressed. However, existing digital health innovations have not equally satisfied the needs of every individual and community—particularly those that have been persistently overlooked and underserved. 

In order to reach these critical populations, we believe there is a unique opportunity to learn from the work of digital health innovators who ground their solutions in the lived experiences of overlooked and underserved communities.  

We believe that these proximate leaders are uniquely positioned to develop transformative companies that can effectively address the urgent needs of their communities while also expanding the promise of digital health for all.

The RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship is a seven-month engagement designed to create opportunities for emerging digital health leaders to gain exposure to the digital health ecosystem, deepen their understanding of trends and opportunities across the industry, and engage with the Rock Health community. 

Applications for the Innovation Fellowship closed on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm PT. All applicants will receive a response from the RockHealth.org team in July, and the cohort will be announced in August.

For the 2024 cohort, we are supporting 10 innovators who meet the following criteria:

• Role: CEO
• Location: U.S.-based, though may have operations internationally
• Organization Maturity: Seed stage
• Strategic Focus: Building a high-impact digital health solution that is grounded in the lived experience of their intended end-user population and/or from the lived experience of the CEO
• Collaboration: Seeks to engage with and learn from other early-stage, equity-focused leaders in the health space through curated programming opportunities
• Engagement: Able to actively participate in monthly programming opportunities with other Fellows and digital health leaders
• Impact: Shares a powerful vision to impact communities that have been historically underserved or overlooked by centering lived experience in the solution development process
• Mission: Has a demonstrated record of advancing the design, development, or adoption of equitable principles and/or innovations in their work

Core program offerings include:

• Monthly cohort programming sessions
• Bi-monthly cohort connection sessions
• Bi-monthly RockHealth.org leadership check-ins
• Access to Rock Health network events including:
• Rock Health Summit
• Top 50 in Digital Health
• Digital Health CEO Summit

For any questions about the RockHealth.org Innovation Fellowship, please reach out to innovationfellows@rockhealth.org.