Build Medical Software / Course 1

From Clinical Need to Tested Tool

Follow a clinical workaround through explicit behavior, structured data, testing, and deployment.

intermediate 51 minutes 5 lessons
Who this is for
Physicians ready to build applications for clinical or operational use.
Course outcome
Take a bounded clinical need from workaround to tested software with an explicit deployment boundary.

The prototype is not the endpoint. A tool used by another clinician needs explicit behavior, tests, data boundaries, and a deployment model that can be observed after release.

Course Outcomes

What you will learn

  • Recognize when a private workaround has become shared infrastructure.
  • Translate spreadsheet logic into inspectable program behavior.
  • Write boundary tests for a clinical calculator.
  • Explain how JSON, FHIR, and APIs move clinical data.
  • Define the minimum checks required before deployment.

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

  • Basic familiarity with Git and GitHub.
  • Ability to read a simple JSON object.

Ordered Syllabus

Complete the lessons in sequence.

Each article remains at its original URL. Its position here supplies the learning context.

  1. 01 Lesson 1 / intermediate / 7 min When the Workaround Becomes Infrastructure Recognize when a private clinical repair acquires shared responsibility. Apply the container test to a clinical workaround. Read lesson
  2. 02 Lesson 2 / intermediate / 8 min Move Clinical Logic Out of the Spreadsheet Determine when spreadsheet logic needs version control, tests, and a clearer execution boundary. Identify spreadsheet failure modes that affect clinical reliability. Read lesson
  3. 03 Lesson 3 / intermediate / 8 min Make Expected Behavior Executable Write tests that protect units, thresholds, missing values, and boundary behavior from silent drift. Explain why code alone does not make a calculator safer. Read lesson
  4. 04 Lesson 4 / intermediate / 14 min Retrieve Clinical Data with FHIR Connect structured clinical data, authenticated APIs, and the application that consumes them. Identify common FHIR resources used by a clinical application. Read lesson
  5. 05 Lesson 5 / intermediate / 14 min Deploy and Verify the Tool Move a tested application from a local machine to reachable infrastructure and verify the live system. Separate frontend, backend, database, and environment configuration. Read lesson