A Clinical Immersion Program to Train Biomedical Engineers to Identify Indiana's Urban Health Needs

临床浸入式计划，培训生物医学工程师以确定印第安纳州的城市健康需​​求

• 批准号: 10613994
• 负责人: Steven J. Higbee
• 金额: $ 4.32万
• 依托单位: INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10613994
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The development of new medical devices and technologies requires a biomedical engineering (BME) workforce that is capable of identifying unmet clinical needs and working in teams to develop design solutions. BME curricula generally attempt to prepare students for such challenges through hands-on projects and team- based capstone courses, but such experiences often fall short at preparing students for needs identification and translation of design solutions. Clinical immersion provides a complementary experience to traditional curricular features, as students in such opportunities observe real-world application of medical devices and communicate with clinical personnel. Clinics in urban environments present a unique set of issues, including the challenge of delivering health care to populations that are socially and economically diverse. Our proposed INdiana Summer Clinical Residency in Innovation for Biomedical Engineers or (IN)SCRIBE Program will engage undergraduate BME students in a seven-week summer clinical immersion and design experience that challenges student teams to integrate socioeconomic considerations into clinically-relevant design. Both health care professionals and biomedical engineers will serve as faculty for the program. Indiana ranks 41st of the 50 states in overall resident health quality; chronic disease, obesity, smoking, and infant mortality rates plague our state. Socioeconomic disparities related to these health issues are of particular concern in cities like Indianapolis, as 39% of its population are people of color and 19% of its residents live in poverty. However, with the ample resources for medical innovation present in Indianapolis, our clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals can better engineer solutions that take socioeconomic disparities into account. Our proposed (IN)SCRIBE Program will train biomedical engineers to be adept at translating urban, healthcare-related technologies. The long-term objective of the proposed project is to develop a model program for urban universities to train biomedical engineers who will contribute to solutions to society's most challenging health care problems. Specific Aim 1 is to implement the (IN)SCRIBE Program at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), in collaboration with the IU School of Medicine. We will immerse undergraduate BME students in diverse clinical settings, develop student skills and self-efficacy in needs identification and clinically-relevant design, and create student awareness of socioeconomic disparities in healthcare. Specific Aim 2 is to determine how the (IN)SCRIBE Program affects undergraduate BME students. We will identify how student teams articulate consideration of socioeconomic factors in design solutions and document how student teams pursue design to meet urban health needs beyond the Program. Successful achievement of the long-term objective and specific aims will result in improved training for biomedical engineers and better health for all residents in both urban and non-urban areas.

项目摘要/摘要 新的医疗设备和技术的发展需要生物医学工程(BME) 能够识别未满足的临床需求并以团队合作开发设计解决方案的员工队伍。 BME课程通常试图通过实践项目和团队合作为学生准备迎接这样的挑战- 基于顶峰课程，但这样的体验往往不能帮助学生为识别需求做好准备 以及设计解决方案的翻译。临床沉浸式体验是对传统体验的补充 课程特点，因为学生在这种机会中观察医疗器械的实际应用，并 与临床人员沟通。城市环境中的诊所提出了一系列独特的问题，包括 向社会和经济多样化的人群提供医疗保健的挑战。我们的建议 印第安纳州夏季生物医学工程师创新临床实习或(IN)Scribe计划将 让BME本科生参加为期七周的暑期临床沉浸和设计体验， 挑战学生团队将社会经济因素整合到临床相关设计中。都是健康的 护理专业人员和生物医学工程师将担任该项目的教师。 印第安纳州在50个州的总体居民健康质量排名第41位；慢性病、肥胖症、吸烟和 婴儿死亡率困扰着我们州。与这些健康问题有关的社会经济差距尤其突出。 印第安纳波利斯这样的城市令人担忧，因为39%的人口是有色人种，19%的居民生活在 贫穷。然而，由于印第安纳波利斯有充足的医疗创新资源，我们的临床医生， 研究人员和行业专业人士可以更好地设计解决方案，将社会经济差异纳入 帐号。我们建议的(IN)抄写员计划将培训生物医学工程师，使其熟练地将城市、 医疗保健相关技术。 拟议项目的长期目标是为城市大学开发一个示范项目以供培训 生物医学工程师，他们将为解决社会上最具挑战性的医疗保健问题做出贡献。 具体目标1是在印第安纳大学-普渡大学印第安纳波利斯实施(IN)抄写员计划 (IUPUI)，与密歇根大学医学院合作。我们将让BME本科生沉浸在 多样化的临床环境，培养学生在需求识别和临床相关方面的技能和自我效能 设计并培养学生对医疗保健方面的社会经济差异的认识。具体目标2是 确定(IN)抄写员计划如何影响BME本科生。我们将确定学生如何 团队在设计解决方案时清楚地考虑社会经济因素，并记录学生团队如何 追求超越计划的设计，以满足城市健康需求。 长期目标和具体目标的成功实现将导致改善对 生物医学工程师，为城市和非城市地区的所有居民提供更好的健康。