CROSS-DISCIPLINE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL RESEARCH AT THE*

* 跨学科本科医学研究

• 批准号: 6891016
• 负责人: WILLIAM A SMITH
• 金额: $ 7.55万
• 依托单位: CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-01 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6891016
• 关键词: bioengineering /biomedical engineering; biotechnology; career; curriculum; decision making; education evaluation /planning; health science profession; health science research; health science research potential; mentoring /mentor; physicians; postgraduate education; science education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this program is to recruit undergraduate students from quantitative and physical science disciplines and expose them to high-level research, specifically to biomedical funded research. In this respect the program will fill a gap in our education initiatives. We have programs for high school students and 6-month co-op students, but little for undergraduates who wish to have 3-month exposure to cross-disciplinary medical research. Recruiting efforts will particularly emphasize classic engineering disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc., to encourage these students to apply their skills and interests to the biomedical area. Interactions within the Department of Biomedical Engineering will include not only faculty with engineering degrees, but also M.D.s and life scientists. Broadly speaking, these faculty focus on research in the areas of cardiovascular bioengineering, biomedical imaging, biomechanics, bioMEMS, and connective tissue biology. The curriculum of the 10-week program includes a laboratory project, staff presentations, student presentations, a written report on the project, and a summary by the students of their overall experience. Evaluation criteria include before-and-after surveys of student knowledge of and attitudes toward research, guided student and mentor evaluations of the change in student knowledge and competence, and numbers of students who later proceed to graduate school, research careers, or employment in the biomedical field. Assuming that the average student joins the program between the sophomore and junior years, annual follow-up is planned for three years post participation to determine the impact on student career choices.

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划的目的是招募来自定量和物理科学学科的本科生，并将其暴露于高级研究中，特别是生物医学资助的研究。在这方面，该计划将填补我们的教育计划的空白。我们有针对高中生和6个月的合作学生的计划，但对于希望接触跨学科医学研究3个月的大学生来说，几乎没有计划。招聘工作将特别强调经典的工程学科，例如机械，电气，化学等，以鼓励这些学生将其技能和兴趣应用于生物医学领域。生物医学工程系内部的互动将不仅包括具有工程学位的教师，还包括M.D.S和生命科学家。从广义上讲，这些教师专注于心血管生物工程，生物医学成像，生物力学，生物元和结缔组织生物学领域的研究。 10周计划的课程包括一个实验室项目，员工演讲，学生演讲，有关该项目的书面报告以及学生的整体经验。评估标准包括对学生对研究的知识和态度的前后调查，对学生知识和能力变化的指导和导师评估，以及后来从生物医学领域开始研究生院，研究职业或就业的学生人数。假设普通学生加入大二和大三之间的计划，则计划在参与后三年进行年度随访，以确定对学生职业选择的影响。