REU Site: HIT@UCA: Applied Research in Health Information Technology

该奖项为中央阿肯色州大学一个新的本科生研究体验(REU)网站提供资金。每年，十名本科生将致力于将计算机科学的基础研究与卫生信息技术(HIT)的应用相结合的项目，旨在提高卫生保健提供系统的整体质量、安全和效率。这个REU项目的跨学科性质为参与的学生提供了机会，让他们认识到计算机科学的重要性，并继续他们在该领域的教育。一系列培训研讨会将使他们掌握各种研究项目的具体知识以及研究生院所需的一般技能。研究环境为他们提供了与计算机科学家、医学物理学家和行业人员互动的机会。产生更广泛影响的原因是，该项目为主要来自中南部地区的不同类型的本科生提供了获得基础计算机科学和热门领域的研究经验的机会，否则这些经验对他们来说是无法获得的。总体而言，这个REU网站具有培养新的计算机科学研究生和教职员工的潜力，并在促进K-12、本科生和研究生水平学习的同时促进发现和理解。

This award provides funding for a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Central Arkansas. Each year, ten undergraduate students will work on projects that integrate fundamental research in computer science with applications in health information technology (HIT), aimed at improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health care delivery system. The interdisciplinary nature of this REU program offers opportunities to the participating students to perceive the importance of computer science and continue their education in this field. A series of training seminars will equip them with knowledge specific to the various research projects as well as general skills required in graduate school. The research environment offers them the opportunity to interact with computer scientists, medical physicists and industry personnel. Broader impacts result from the fact that this project provides opportunities for a diverse pool of undergraduate students, primarily from the south-central region, to gain research experience in both fundamental computer science and HIT areas, which would otherwise be unavailable to them. Overall, this REU site has the potential to produce new computer science graduate students and faculty members and to advance discovery and understanding while promoting learning at the K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels.