CROSS-DISCIPLINE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL RESEARCH AT THE*

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划的目的是从定量和物理科学学科招收本科生，并使他们接触高水平的研究，特别是生物医学资助的研究。在这方面，该方案将填补我们教育举措的空白。我们为高中生和6个月的合作学生提供课程，但对于希望有3个月接触跨学科医学研究的本科生几乎没有。招聘工作将特别强调经典工程学科，例如机械、电气、化学等，鼓励这些学生将他们的技能和兴趣应用于生物医学领域。生物医学工程系内的互动不仅包括工程学位的教师，还包括医学博士和生命科学家。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，bioMEMS和结缔组织生物学领域的研究。 为期10周的课程包括一个实验室项目，工作人员介绍，学生介绍，关于该项目的书面报告，以及学生对他们的整体经验的总结。评估标准包括前后调查学生的知识和态度的研究，指导学生和导师的学生知识和能力的变化的评价，以及学生谁后来继续研究生院，研究生涯，或就业在生物医学领域。假设一般学生在大二和大三之间加入该项目，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。

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.