Educational Toolkit for Bioengineering Design, Entrepreneurship and Service Learning

项目摘要 传统的以讲座为基础的教学方法正在迅速过时， 问题往往是多方面和跨学科的。对于生物医学来说， 工程教育，要求毕业生理解和应用先进的概念， 工程学、生物学和医学领域，同时能够理解 商业化对传播发现的重要性。此外，随着医学界 和工程不断融合，生物医学工程师将越来越多地发现自己在 被认为是"临床"的环境-其中对人为因素，道德， 社区参与和社会互动将是有益的。为了解决其中的一些问题， 挑战，我们建议开发生物工程设计教育工具包， 创业和服务学习。这一新颖的教育计划将提高生物医学 工程教育通过实施几个额外的课程组成部分。这些基于团队的 课程包括： 1)初级临床需求发现与服务学习的临床沉浸课程 奉献学生观察并识别医疗保健差距和差异;并创新 与我们当地医疗社区直接相关的项目。 2)生物医学工程设计计算工具初级课程，教学 工程设计和原型设计所需的基本工具。 3)创业生物工程高级课程，重点是商业化， 技术转让和创业潜力。 4)一个3学期的服务学习课程，学生在其中指导当地高中 预工程设计团队专注于生物医学和医疗保健主题。 如果这个计划的目标得到满足，学生将获得有关的作用有价值的理解， 生物医学工程师在临床环境中，建立同行和程序教师支持网络，并开发 更深入地了解科学和医学领域的职业机会。他们将拥有一个 了解工程背景下的设计和商业化，但对 超越科学，如健康差距和道德挑战。此外，通过强调 社区参与方面，在两项崭新的服务研习课程中，我们鼓励 学生成为他们教育的最佳管理者，在成长过程中为周围的社区服务 他们，并激励年轻一代的工程师。

PROJECT SUMMARY Traditional lecture-based approach of teaching is rapidly becoming obsolete in a world where problems are often multifaceted and cross-disciplinary. This is exceptionally true for biomedical engineering education, where graduates are required to comprehend and apply advanced concepts in the fields of engineering, biology, and medicine, while simultaneously being able to understand the importance of commercialization in dissemination of discoveries. In addition, as the worlds of medicine and engineering continuously merge, biomedical engineers will increasingly often find themselves in environments considered “clinical” – where an understanding and insight of human factors, ethics, community engagement, and social interaction will be instrumental. Towards addressing some of these challenges, we propose the development of an Educational Toolkit for Bioengineering Design, Entrepreneurship and Service Learning. This novel educational program will enhance the biomedical engineering education by implementing several additional curricular components. These team-based courses include: 1) A junior-level Clinical Needs Finding clinical immersion course with a Service-Learning dedication. Students observe and identify healthcare gaps and disparities; and innovate projects that are directly relevant to our local healthcare community. 2) A junior-level course in Computational Tools for Biomedical Engineering Design, teaching the essential tools that are required for engineering design and prototyping. 3) A senior-level course in Entrepreneurial Bioengineering, focusing on commercialization, technology transfer, and start-up potential. 4) A 3-semester spanning Service-Learning class in which students mentor local high school pre-engineering design teams focused on biomedical and healthcare topics. If the goals of this program are met, students will gain valuable understanding about the role of a biomedical engineer in a clinical setting, build a network of peer and program faculty support, and develop a deeper understanding of the career opportunities in science and medicine. They will possess an understanding about design and commercialization in an engineering context, but are sensitive to aspects beyond science, such as health disparities and ethical challenges. Furthermore, by emphasizing the community engagement aspect in the two novel Service-Learning courses, we are encouraging the students to be the best possible stewards of their education, in growing to serve the communities around them, and inspiring the younger generation of engineers.