REU Site for Computer Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology

jerry L. prince该奖项授予约翰霍普金斯大学（JHU）的REU站点，将吸引对工程有职业兴趣的本科生在计算机集成外科（CIS）系统方面进行令人兴奋和具有挑战性的研究经验。这些新的手术系统有可能缩短手术和恢复时间，减少手术错误，减少患者痛苦，提高效率，降低成本，最重要的是，改善患者的治疗效果。每个学生都将成为学院研究团队的一员，包括一名教师项目主管和一名研究生导师。参与者将接受技术交流、口头表达技巧和研究伦理方面的指导，以帮助完成所需的最终研究报告和演示。其他活动将包括参观约翰霍普金斯大学所有工程研究中心（ERC）实验室，在JH医院微创外科培训中心进行腹腔镜手术的机会，以及参观JH应用物理实验室和当地工程行业公司。该项目将招募来自全国院校的学生，重点关注女性和少数族裔，以及来自电气、机械、生物医学、计算机科学和物理等广泛工程学科的学生。该项目将有助于开发新的系统和方法，提高外科医生计划和执行微创外科手术的能力，从而解决国家对改善医疗保健服务的重要需求。

EEC-0649069Jerry L. PrinceThis award for an REU Site at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) will engage undergraduate students who have career interests in engineering in exciting and challenging research experiences on computer integrated surgical (CIS) systems. These new surgical systems have the potential to reduce surgery and recovery time, reduce surgical errors, reduce patient suffering, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and most importantly, improve patient outcomes. Each student will be a part of a collegial research team, including a faculty project supervisor and a graduate student mentor. Participants will receive instruction on technical communication, oral presentation skills, and research ethics to aid in the completion of the required final research report and presentation.Additional activities will include tours and trips to all Engineering Research Center (ERC) labs at Johns Hopkins, the opportunity to perform laparoscopic procedures at the JH Hospital Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Center, and industry tours to the JH Applied Physics Lab and local engineering industry companies.Students from institutions nationwide, with a focus on women and underrepresented minorities and from a wide range of engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, biomedical, computer science, and physics will be recruited to participate in the program. This program will contribute to the development of new systems and methods enhancing the ability of surgeons to plan and execute minimally invasive surgical procedures, thus addressing a vital national need to improve the delivery of healthcare.