Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates

本科生损伤科学研究经历

• 批准号: 1460927
• 负责人: Flaura Winston
• 金额: $ 36.27万
• 依托单位: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2018-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460927&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Injury; Science; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates

This proposal extends the highly successful Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) with the long-term objective of developing a diverse, internationally competitive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce with a focus on pediatric injury prevention. The REU Site will conduct fundamental research on the causes and consequences of injury in youth and translational research to apply this scientific foundation into evidence-based prevention products, programs, policy, and interventions. Noting a dearth of funding for research training in injury prevention as a major barrier to the development of the field of injury prevention research, the National Academies called for increased injury prevention research training opportunities. This site will train a cadre of talented interns to help to ensure the growth, innovation, and continuity of the field to reduce injuries and death in youth. The comprehensive training will prepare diverse, internationally-competitive, and globally-engaged leaders in science and engineering. Their research findings will inform interventions to reduce injuries and deaths in youth. The REU program will offer a 10-week intensive summer research experience for a total of 33 interns over a three year period (8 interns per year funded by the NSF plus 3 interns funded by CHOP and Drexel) which includes: 1) individual research projects with a faculty mentor, 2) ethics training, 3) intern meetings, 4) seminars, 5) field trips, 6) student presentations, and 7) career guidance, networking opportunities, and mentorship. Recruitment will focus on interns from schools with limited STEM opportunities. Disciplines that will be targeted include engineering, behavioral science, population science, and statistics. Training will draw upon the multi-disciplinary expertise of a NSF I/UCRC and an internationally recognized research organization, the Center for Injury Research and Prevention. The site includes faculty and resources from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. REU interns will gain rigorous research experience, learning the value of interdisciplinary work and applying research results to real world prevention.

该提案扩展了费城儿童医院 (CHOP) 非常成功的本科生损伤科学研究经验 (REU) 站点，其长期目标是培养一支多元化、具有国际竞争力、全球参与的科学和工程队伍，重点关注小儿伤害预防。 REU 站点将对青少年受伤的原因和后果进行基础研究，并进行转化研究，以将这一科学基础应用于循证预防产品、计划、政策和干预措施。美国国家科学院注意到伤害预防研究培训资金匮乏是伤害预防研究领域发展的主要障碍，因此呼吁增加伤害预防研究培训机会。该基地将培训一批才华横溢的实习生骨干，以帮助确保该领域的发展、创新和连续性，从而减少年轻人的伤亡。全面的培训将为科学和工程领域培养多元化、具有国际竞争力和全球参与度的领导者。他们的研究结果将为减少青少年受伤和死亡的干预措施提供信息。 REU 项目将在三年内为总共 33 名实习生提供为期 10 周的夏季强化研究体验（每年 8 名实习生由 NSF 资助，另外 3 名实习生由 CHOP 和 Drexel 资助），其中包括：1）个人研究项目与教师导师一起，2) 道德培训，3) 实习生会议，4) 研讨会，5) 实地考察，6) 学生演讲，以及 7) 职业指导、社交机会和指导。 招聘将集中于 STEM 机会有限的学校的实习生。目标学科包括工程学、行为科学、人口科学和统计学。培训将利用 NSF I/UCRC 和国际公认的研究组织伤害研究与预防中心的多学科专业知识。该网站包括宾夕法尼亚大学和德雷塞尔大学的教师和资源。 REU 实习生将获得严格的研究经验，了解跨学科工作的价值并将研究成果应用于现实世界的预防。