Thomas Jefferson University Has A Design Program *Inside* An Old Bank Vault

Opened late last year inside in the Second Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, The Health Design Lab @ JeffInnovation (housed inside an actual bank vault) is Thomas Jefferson University’s attempt to bring the makerspace ethos into the healthcare space.

Inside its reinforced steel walls is an adaptable space for prototyping and collaborative work around healthcare. The JeffDESIGN program, a design certificate program mixing creative problem-solving and traditional medicinal curriculum, also operates out of the space.

In the second episode of his online video series, David Hindin – the “YouTubing doctor” – went inside the vault to get a close look at how the space is mixing 3-D printing and mapping tools with traditional healthcare practices.

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