Educational Program to Improve Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking in Biomedical Researchers

项目概要 背景：当代科学强调将科学发现有效转化为有形的、 可用于改善人类健康的创新产品。因此，除了科学专业知识之外，今天的 生物医学科学家将需要额外的创新和创业（I&E）技能。 计划：生物医学研究者创新与创业计划（PIE-BI）将 使用新颖的培训方法来培养已建立的 I&E 能力的核心技能。发挥各方面的优势 我们当地的环境中，PIE-BI 将提供来自华盛顿大学和其他大学的研究实习生 提供短期课程和各种指导体验式学习和职业机会的机构 指导。课程设计灵活，允许学员根据自己的兴趣和兴趣定制学习内容 补充他们正在进行的研究培训计划。将颁发成就证书 完成核心课程和顶点项目。 在 5 年内，我们将： 1) 根据来自以下机构的意见，确定生物医学研究人员的一套核心 I&E 能力： 工业界、学术界、政府和学生； 2）基于这些能力，开发并测试PIE-BI； 3）为学员提供学习I&E技能并接受导师职业发展建议的机会 拥有来自不同文化、学术、工业和创业背景的 I&E 专业知识； 4) 延长 将 PIE-BI 课程扩展到其他机构和来自代表性不足的少数族裔的学员。 团队：组建了一支优秀的多学科团队来设计和实施该计划， 汇集生物医学研究、研究培训和 I&E 方面的互补技能和专业知识。 创新：我们的培训计划具有高度创新性，因为它应用了能力和课程 特别专注于生物医学研究人员的 I&E，并且它在许多层面上都是多学科的。另外， 灵活、混合的在线、面对面和指导式体验式课程交付模式使学员能够发展 独特的培训体验，以增强他们的科学培训。

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.