Educational Program to Improve Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking in Biomedical Researchers

项目总结 背景：当代科学强调将科学发现有效地转化为有形的、 可用于改善人类健康的创新产品。因此，除了科学专业知识外，今天的 生物医学科学家将需要在创新和创业(I&E)方面的额外技能。 计划：生物医学研究人员创新和创业计划(PIE-BI)将 使用新的培训方法，在已建立的I&E能力中培养核心技能。充分利用 我们当地的环境，派-BI将提供来自华盛顿大学和其他机构的研究实习生 有短期课程和各种机会进行指导式体验式学习和职业生涯的机构 指导。课程设计灵活，允许学员根据自己的兴趣和兴趣量身定做学习 补充他们正在进行的研究培训计划。将为以下人员颁发完成证书 完成核心课程和顶峰项目。 在5年内，我们将：1)确定一套针对生物医学研究人员的核心I&E能力，这些能力的投入来自 产业界、学术界、政府和学生；2)基于这些能力，开发和测试PIE-BI； 3)为学员提供学习I&E技能的机会，并接受导师的职业发展建议 具有来自不同文化、学术、行业和创业背景的进出口专业知识；4)扩展 PIE-BI课程对其他机构和来自代表性不足的少数民族的实习生的影响。 团队：已经组建了一支优秀的多学科团队来设计和实施该计划， 汇集了生物医学研究、研究培训和I&E方面的互补技能和专业知识。 创新：我们的培训计划是高度创新的，因为它应用了能力和课程 专门针对生物医学研究人员的信息与评估，它在许多层面上是多学科的。另外， 灵活、混合的在线、面对面和有指导的体验式课程交付模式允许学员发展 一次独特的训练体验，加强了他们的科学训练。

PROJECT SUMMARY Background: Contemporary science emphasizes efficient translation of scientific discoveries into tangible, innovative products that can be used to improve human health. Thus, in addition to scientific expertise, today's biomedical scientists will need additional skills in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E). Program: The Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Biomedical Investigators (PIE-BI) will use novel training methods to build core skills in established I&E competencies. Leveraging the strengths of our local environment, the PIE-BI will provide research trainees from Washington University and other institutions with short courses and a variety of opportunities for mentored experiential learning and career guidance. The curriculum is designed to be flexible to allow trainees to tailor their learning to their interest and complement their ongoing research training program. A Certificate of Accomplishment will be issued for completion of the core curriculum and a capstone project. Over 5-years we will: 1) Identify a set of core I&E competencies for biomedical researchers with input from industry, academia, government, and student; 2) Based on these competencies, develop and test the PIE-BI; 3) Provide trainees with opportunities to learn I&E skills and receive career development advice from mentors with I&E expertise from diverse cultural, academic, industrial, and entrepreneurial backgrounds; 4) Extend the reach of the PIE-BI curriculum to other institutions and trainees from underrepresented minorities. Team: An outstanding, multidisciplinary team has been assembled to design and implement the program, bringing together complementary skills and expertise in biomedical research, research training, and I&E. Innovation: Our training program is highly innovative because it applies competencies and curriculum specifically focused on I&E for biomedical investigators and it is multidisciplinary on many levels. Also, the flexible, hybrid online, face-to-face, and mentored experiential course delivery model allows trainees to develop a unique training experience to augment their scientific training.