Conference: Fostering Innovation through Enhanced Understanding of Healthcare Equity and Inclusion: A National Design Competition in Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices

会议：通过增强对医疗保健公平和包容性的理解促进创新：全国康复和辅助器具设计竞赛

• 批准号: 2404775
• 负责人: Anita Singh
• 金额: $ 4.99万
• 依托单位: Temple University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-15 至 2026-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2404775&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Fostering; Innovation; through; Enhanced

This award supports a national design competition to be hosted at the Summer Biomechanics, Biotransport, and Bioengineering Conference (SB3C) where undergraduate teams from across the country submit their designs for rehabilitation and assistive devices. The abstracts will be reviewed by faculty experts and the top six teams will be invited to attend the venue and present their work in a special podium session. Each of the finalists will receive support for travel and prototype development. An innovative element of the competition is a complementary workshop that targets issues related to healthcare equity and its impact on technological innovation. Undergraduate students attending the conference through their involvement in the competition will learn about bio-solid mechanics, bio-fluid mechanics, device design, rehabilitation, cellular and molecular mechanics, functional tissue engineering, bio-heat and mass transfer, and bioengineering education. This project aims to promote student engagement in the device design and development process while raising awareness of healthcare disparity issues. The undergraduate design competition will further broaden its benefits and impact through fostering the inclusion of teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and primarily undergraduate institutions. The materials developed as part of this project will be shared with faculty mentors involved in prior and future competitions. Undergraduate students attending the conference will participate in a research-driven event with technical sessions, workshops, and presentations by faculty, clinicians, regulatory, and industrial representatives who have expertise in device design, rehabilitation, disabilities, and numerous other areas. Funding will make travel possible for students who otherwise might not attend an academic conference. Attendance at the conference provides valuable networking opportunities for the students, including contacts for graduate school and employment.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项支持将在夏季生物力学，Biotransport和生物工程会议（SB3C）举行的全国设计竞赛，来自全国各地的本科生团队提交了康复和辅助设备的设计。摘要将由教师专家进行审查，并邀请前六支球队参加场地并在一个特别的领奖台上介绍他们的作品。每位决赛入围者都将获得旅行和原型开发的支持。竞争的创新因素是一个互补的研讨会，该研讨会针对与医疗保健及其对技术创新的影响有关的问题。通过参与竞赛的会议的本科生将了解生物固定力学，生物流体力学，设备设计，康复，细胞和分子力学，功能组织工程，生物热和质量转移以及生物启动教育。该项目旨在促进学生参与设备设计和开发过程，同时提高对医疗保健差异问题的认识。本科设计竞赛将通过促进历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCUS）和主要是本科机构的团队来进一步扩大其利益和影响。作为该项目的一部分开发的材料将与参与先前和未来比赛的教师指导者共享。参加会议的本科生将参加一项以技术会议，讲习班以及教职员工，临床医生，监管和工业代表的演讲，在设备设计，康复，残障和许多其他领域具有专业知识的活动。对于那些可能不会参加学术会议的学生来说，资金将使旅行成为可能。参加会议的出席为学生提供了宝贵的网络机会，包括研究生院和就业的联系。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持的。