Dental Science Research Training Program for Engineers

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项名为“牙科研究工程师培训计划”的提案是直接响应RFA-RM-04-008号文件提交的新申请，“国家卫生研究院的跨学科研究短期计划”。该提案旨在为牙科和颅面科学专业的博士后和博士后提供短期(10周)的培训机会，从而形成一个新的范式--“牙科和颅面生物工程”。该计划要求在该方案的三年中每年招收10名实习生、8名博士后和2名博士后。该计划基于密苏里大学堪萨斯城分校(UMKC)计算与工程学院(SCE)、密苏里大学牙科学院(SOD)与堪萨斯大学医学中心整形外科研究实验室和霍格伦德脑成像中心之间的密切研究合作。该计划本质上是高度跨学科的，为博士后和博士后工程学学生提供各种互动学科的强化培训，所有这些都与口腔、牙科和颅面研究有关。由于我们的研究和教育项目注重跨学科，我们处于独特的地位，能够有效地应对在牙科和颅面生物工程领域培养一支新的跨学科劳动力的目标。该方案的成果评估将在三个层面上进行：内部和外部咨询委员会以及两所参与学校的院长--姐妹学校和特别学校的院长。此外，学员将在项目结束时提供对其经历的自我评估。该培训对学员未来职业道路的影响将通过问卷调查进行评估，每个人将在该计划完成后每年至少完成3年的调查。项目主任还将要求每位参与者提供最新简历。学术或行业任命、出版物、资助活动、荣誉和奖励等信息将记录在UMKC SOD数据库中，并包括在Ito NIH年度报告中。领导力和团队建设技能、负责任地进行研究、编写提案和报告，以及研究方法的发展将在研讨会上讨论，并在整个10周内得到加强。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Proposal titled, "Dental Science Research Training Program for Engineers" is a new application submitted in direct response to RFA-RM-04-008, "Short Programs for Interdisciplinary Research from the National Institutes of Health. The Proposal is designed to provide short-term (10-weeks) training opportunities for pre-and post-doctoral engineering students in Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, leading to a new paradigm, "Dental and Craniofacial Bioengineering". The plan calls for 10 Trainees, 8 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral for each of the three years of the Program. The Program is based on the close research collaborations between the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Computing and Engineering (SCE), UMKC School of Dentistry (SOD) and University of Kansas Medical Center Orthopedic Research Laboratory and Hoglund Brain Imaging Center. The Program is highly interdisciplinary by nature, providing pre-and post-doctoral engineering students intense training in a variety of interactive disciplines all related to oral, dental and craniofacial research. Because of the interdisciplinary emphasis of our research and educational programs, we are uniquely positioned to respond effectively to the goal of training a new interdisciplinary workforce in dental and craniofacial bioengineering. Outcome assessments for the program will be provided on three levels: Internal and External Advisory Boards and the Deans of the two participating Schools, SCE and SOD. In addition, the Trainees will provide a self-assessment of their experiences at the end of the program. The impact of this training on the future career paths of a the participants will be assessed through questionnaires that each individual will complete on an annual basis for a minimum of 3 years following completion of the program. The Program Director will also request updated resumes from each of the participants. Information such as academic or industry appointments, publications, grant activities, honors and awards will be recorded in the UMKC SOD database and included in the annual report Ito NIH. Leadership and team-building skills, responsible conduct of research, proposal and report writing, and the development of research methodology will be addressed in seminars as well as reinforced throughout the 10 weeks.