OpenClinTech

The Clinician-Engineer Bootcamp

$199 · Future 2027 cohort For clinicians 2-week mini-bootcamp

Start your path to becoming a clinician-engineer.

A short, live bootcamp for clinicians. Over two weeks and around 8–10 hours total, you'll learn how to plan, scope, and ship software using AI-assisted tools. We build together as a cohort, with Brian guiding the group and giving every participant at least one 1:1 for project scoping and mentorship. The format adapts to whoever's in the cohort, and every participant ships a real full-stack app. No prior coding required.

Register for the bootcampSee what you'll buildMeet the cohorts
Cost

$199

Schedule

TBD

Format

Live, instructor-led · Small group · Recordings available

Start date is TBD, but it will likely be sometime in 2027. You can sign up now to put your name in the hat and we'll follow-up with updates as we get closer to the actual dates.

The didactics

What you'll learn

AI writes the code now. What you'll learn is the layer above it: how to be the architect and product owner of your own software. You'll plan, scope, direct AI-assisted tools, review what comes back, and ship the result. About 10% of the bootcamp is big-picture didactic material. The rest is live, hands-on building we do together, where someone is always sharing their screen and everyone takes a turn. You're welcome to keep building between sessions on your own (fair warning: this stuff can be addictive).

How modern software ships

The path from idea to live product. Repos, branches, deploys, environments, and the pieces that connect them. You'll learn what they are and how they fit together, without memorizing the syntax behind each one.

Working with AI as a collaborator

How to treat an LLM as a teammate you delegate to. When to trust it, when to push back, and how to stay in control while it does the typing.

Driving Claude Code

How to use Claude Code day to day. Scoping a feature, prompting for what you want, reviewing the diff, debugging, and shipping the change.

Shipping to production

Deploying to the public internet. Wiring up auth, a database, and the basic guardrails so a non-engineer can run software safely.

The outcome

You'll ship a real app of your own

You walk away with a working full-stack app you chose. We build together as a cohort, tailored to whoever's in it, and everyone finishes with something real. We strongly encourage apps in the healthcare domain. Part of the goal is to help clinicians bring their ideas to life and improve care for patients, and you already know those workflows. Non-clinical ideas are welcome, but healthcare is where you'll have the most impact.

1

Bring an idea

Come with a healthcare-related idea if you can, like a clinical workflow that annoys you or something you've wanted to build for your patients or practice.

2

Scope it with Brian

Every participant gets at least one 30-minute to 1-hour 1:1 with Brian to trim your idea into something you can realistically ship in two weeks, plus general mentorship while you're there. The skill of saying 'not in v1' is half the work.

3

Build with the cohort

You're building with Claude Code as your pair, mostly on your own time. The cohort is building alongside you, and live sessions are where you ask questions, get unstuck, and see what others are figuring out.

The stack

What you'll ship on

These are the tools your app will run on. Don't worry if the names mean nothing to you yet. That's what the first sessions are for.

Next.js + TypeScript

The web framework.

shadcn/ui

Pre-built UI components.

Vercel

Hosting and one-click deploys.

Neon

Serverless Postgres database.

Clerk

Accounts, sign-in, billing.

The format

How the bootcamp runs

Built for busy schedules. Live and instructor-led, but compact.

Two weeks · 8–10 hours

About two weeks total, 8–10 hours of your time. Around 10% is big-picture didactic material. The rest is live, hands-on building done together: someone is always sharing their screen, and everyone takes a turn.

Small group, tailored

Small on purpose, so we can tailor the bootcamp to whoever's in the cohort. Most of the work is done as a group, and every participant gets at least one 30-min to 1-hour 1:1 with Brian for project scoping and mentorship. Selection is based on fit.

Live, but recorded

Every session is live and interactive. To accommodate different schedules, all sessions are recorded, and you'll have access to each recording within 1-2 days. Recordings are shared with your cohort only — never published publicly or sold.

Costs

What this actually costs you

The Future 2027 cohort is $199 + cost of Claude Code ($20/mo) for a total of $219.

Your time

8–10 hours over two weeks.

Claude Code · $20/mo

Required for the bootcamp. We'll help you set it up if you've never done it. Cancel anytime after.

A free account

30 seconds to set up. So we can track your registration and stay in touch.

Bonus

Three individuals each cohort will get a free, 1-week trial of Claude Code & Cowork.

FAQ

Questions worth asking

No. This bootcamp is built for clinicians without a software background. You need to be comfortable using a computer and willing to learn. Claude Code does the typing.

Attendance is not mandatory. We understand that life happens. All sessions will be recorded and available to watch afterward. Though, if you miss too many live sessions, you may not get the full benefit of the bootcamp. In that case, it may be more ideal to check out the pre-recorded version of the course, which is available as part of OpenClinTech's paid subscription ($19/month).

Yes. Claude Code is the tool you'll use to build, so you'll need an Anthropic Claude subscription (currently $20/month) for the bootcamp. It's a monthly plan. You can cancel anytime after the bootcamp ends. We standardize on Claude Code so everyone in the live sessions is using the same tool.

The inaugural cohort is free. After that, each cohort is paid, and the price rises with every cohort as the materials, assignments, and process keep improving. The September 2026 cohort (the second one) is $99, and each cohort after that goes up by $100, so $199, then $299, and so on, up to a cap around $599. Registering for an earlier cohort means a lower price.

Honestly, for some people that's the right call. The recorded course covers most of the same material, and if you need flexibility or want to learn at your own pace, the subscription is a great, lower-cost option. The live cohort gives you things the recordings can't. You get at least one 1:1 with Brian to scope and mentor your specific idea, and those 1:1s are never recorded. The cohort itself is tailored to the people in it, so the pace, examples, and focus shift toward your projects and questions. Live members also get a free 3-month OpenClinTech subscription (a $57 value), which is where you'll watch the bootcamp's pre-recorded lectures along with every other course on the site. So if you want hands-on, personal coaching to get your idea built, the live cohort is worth it. Otherwise the subscription has you covered.

Only if you choose to be. Your camera and your screen are both optional, and you're welcome to keep them off for the entire course. Every session is recorded so anyone who misses one can catch up, and so you can review the material on your own schedule. Those recordings are shared only with your cohort. They are never published publicly and never sold as part of the paid course. The one exception was the free inaugural cohort, which was recorded to become the self-paced version of the bootcamp in the Pro subscription.

It helps to come with one. What you want to build is part of how participants are selected, so arriving with a concrete idea, even a small one, strengthens your application. It doesn't need to be polished. Brian will help you scope it down to something shippable in two weeks. If you genuinely don't have an idea yet, still apply and say so on the form, but a clear idea improves your chances of being selected.

Two things. First, a short final presentation of what you built. Second, a handful of mini coding assignments and activities along the way that give you hands-on practice between sessions.

Registration is not a guaranteed seat. Bootcamps are kept small, so when more people apply than there are seats, selection is based on fit: clinical background, what you want to build, and how the group balances out. Brian follows up with everyone directly.

Yes. Future bootcamps will run on this same page. They'll be infrequent and paid, but you can register whenever registration is open. If a bootcamp is currently closed, check back; the page updates the moment the next one opens.

Register

Save your spot

Registration takes a minute. Seats are limited, and Brian reviews every signup before following up.

Create a free account to register

We use your OpenClinTech account to attribute your registration and stay in touch about logistics. It takes about 30 seconds and gets you free access to every free course on the site.

After signing in you'll land back on this page with the registration form ready to go.