REU Site: Engineering for Healthcare

这个REU网站：佛罗里达大学（UF）的医疗保健工程，将涉及不同学生群体的融合研究和课程，重点关注医疗保健中的关键工程挑战。2013年，美国医疗保健行业占国内生产总值的17.7%；预计这一数字将在未来十年或更长时间内增长。该提案侧重于工程研究对医疗保健领域的跨学科影响。由REU参与者进行的研究分为三类之一：(i)用于健康应用的工程和制造表面和设备，（ii）用于医疗的工程进展，以及（iii）医疗保健相关材料和工艺的建模。佛罗里达大学是NSF REU站点的理想地点，因为佛罗里达大学赫伯特·韦特海姆工程学院、食品和农业科学研究所、佛罗里达大学健康尚兹医院（以及相关的医学机构，如麦克奈特脑研究所）和兽医学院之间存在着强有力的合作伙伴关系，所有这些都位于同一大学校园内。REU参与者将通过科学方法的培训讲习班和实践研究活动获得基本技能。REU参与者将了解如何将传统的工程原理扩展到解决医疗保健领域和社会中的现代工程问题。REU的参与者将(i)与工程学院和研究生导师合作从事高影响力的研究，（ii）参加致力于研究实践和沟通培训的讲习班，（iii）参加一系列研讨会，通过与临床教师或医疗保健专业人员的合作，阐明医疗保健领域需要工程解决方案的重要高优先级挑战。（iv）通过口头和书面交流传播他们的研究成果。通过这个REU网站，每一批学生都将通过科学方法的培训研讨会和实践研究活动获得基本技能。REU参与者将了解如何将传统的工程原理扩展到解决医疗保健领域和社会中的现代工程问题。最后，REU参与者将通过研讨会式的演讲和书面项目报告来提高他们的口头和书面沟通技巧。由于这种培训，REU的参与者将更好地准备在他们目前的本科课程中取得成功，并更好地准备在进入行业或研究生院时产生积极的影响。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site: Engineering for Healthcare at the University of Florida (UF), will involve a diverse cohort of students in convergent research and curricula focused on critical engineering challenges in healthcare. In 2013, the healthcare industry in the United States was 17.7% of gross domestic product; this is expected to grow over the next decade or more. This proposal focuses on the cross-disciplinary impact of engineering research on the healthcare field. The research to be conducted by REU Participants falls into one of three categories: (i) engineered and manufactured surfaces and devices for health applications, (ii) engineering advances for medical treatment, and (iii) modeling of healthcare relevant materials and processes. The University of Florida is an ideal location for a NSF REU Site with this intellectual focus, as strong partnerships currently exist between the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF Health Shands Hospital (along with related medical institutes such as the McKnight Brain Institute), and the Veterinary School - all co-located on the same university campus.REU Participants will gain foundational skills through training workshops on the scientific method, and via hands-on research activities. REU Participants will gain an awareness of how traditional engineering principles can be extended to address modern engineering problems in the healthcare field and in society. REU participants will (i) engage in high-impact research in partnership with engineering faculty and graduate student mentors, (ii) attend workshops dedicated to research practices and communications training, (iii) attend a seminar series where important high-priority challenges in healthcare that require engineering solutions are elucidated through partnerships with clinical faculty or healthcare professionals, and (iv) disseminate their research results through both oral and written communications. Via this REU Site, each cohort of students will gain foundational skills through training workshops on the scientific method, and via hands-on research activities. REU participants will gain an awareness of how traditional engineering principles can be extended to address modern engineering problems in the healthcare field and in society. Finally, REU participants will improve their oral and written communication skills through symposium-style presentations and written project reports. Because of this training, REU Participants will be better prepared to succeed in their current undergraduate curriculum and be better prepared to make a positive impact upon entering industry or graduate school.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.