Training in Surgical Innovation

项目概要/摘要 我们提出了一个新的手术创新培训计划（TPSI），以提供博士前工程 学生的知识，技能和经验，成为外科创新的领导者。的 该计划将推出研究密集型职业，致力于提高手术的安全性和结果。 程序. TPSI将把两个重要的机构投资联系起来：由达特茅斯的 塞耶工程学院（TSE）创建全国第一个博士创新计划，并建设一个 国家最先进的NIH赞助的外科研究机构，外科创新中心（CSI）。博士 创新计划将提供TPSI国家认可，完善的课程，经验丰富的教师， 批准的高级学位要求和成功的良好记录。CSI将为TPSI学员提供 获得经验丰富的临床医生，科学家和国家的最先进的手术室配备了先进的 术中成像，旨在安全地在人类和大型动物使用之间切换。所要求的资金 将支付越来越多的博士预科学生的学费和津贴-第一年2人，第二年4人， 3-5年级6名。TPSI将由三名具有生物医学专业知识的项目总监组成的委员会监督 工程、手术翻译以及创新与创业分别与近50个 积极资助潜在的教师导师。参与的教师被组织成生物医学工程（BE）， 外科翻译（ST）和创新与创业（IE）组，每个学员将被分配到 三位导师在整个项目中提供指导参加TPSI将要求学员满足所有 TSE博士创新学位的要素-技术熟练度，技术广度，专业化， 专业能力、原创性研究和创新技能发展-为外科医生量身定制 设置，包括一个新的外科旋转课程和外科创新实习。后者提供 沉浸式学习体验不同于传统的博士前生物医学工程研究生课程。 培训生的招聘和保留方法，项目评估和负责任行为的指导 研究已经到位，并将由达特茅斯的项目设计中心进行监测和评估， 作为TPSI外部实体进行评价。TPSI将利用现有的翻译研究的区别， 达特茅斯的创新和创业精神，以及前所未有的CSI独一无二的运营 客房它将创造一支外科创新专家队伍，他们将自己的才能和事业奉献给 改善手术患者的预后。该计划将带来一个有组织的，系统的方法来解决 手术中未解决的问题，而不是把它们留给渐进的方法，机会或试验和错误。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT We propose a new Training Program in Surgical Innovation (TPSI) to provide pre-doctoral engineering students the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for becoming leaders in surgical innovation. The program will launch research-intensive careers devoted to improving the safety and outcomes of surgical procedures. TPSI will link two substantial institutional investments: a programmatic initiative by Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering (TSE) to create the nation’s first PhD Innovation Program, and construction of a state-of-the-art NIH-sponsored surgical research facility, the Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI). The PhD Innovation Program will provide TPSI national recognition, a well-developed curriculum, experienced faculty, approved advanced degree requirements and a proven track record of success. CSI will provide TPSI trainees access to experienced clinician-scientists and state-of-the-art operating rooms equipped with advanced intraoperative imaging, designed to safely switch between human and large animal use. The requested funding will cover tuition and stipends for an increasing number of pre-doctoral students – 2 in Year 1, 4 in Year 2 and 6 in Years 3-5. TPSI will be overseen by a committee of three Program Directors with expertise in Biomedical Engineering, Surgical Translation, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship, respectively, interfacing with nearly 50 actively-funded potential faculty Mentors. Participating faculty are organized into Biomedical Engineering (BE), Surgical Translation (ST) and Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IE) groups, and each trainee will be assigned to a trio of these Mentors for guidance through the program. Participation in TPSI will require trainees to satisfy all of the elements of TSE’s PhD Innovation degree – technical proficiency, technical breadth, specialization, professional competence, original research and innovation skills development – tailored to the surgical setting, including a new surgical rotation course and a surgical innovation internship. The latter provide immersive learning experiences unlike traditional predoctoral biomedical engineering graduate programs. Methods for trainee recruitment and retention, program evaluation and instruction in responsible conduct of research are in place, and will be monitored and assessed by Dartmouth’s Center for Program Design and Evaluation as an entity external to TPSI. TPSI will draw upon existing distinctions in translational research, innovation and entrepreneurship at Dartmouth, and unprecedented access to CSI’s one-of-a-kind operating rooms. It will create a workforce of surgical innovation experts who devote their talents and careers to improving outcomes of surgical patients. The program will bring an organized, systematic approach to address unsolved problems in surgery, rather than leave them to incremental approaches, chance, or trial and error.