OSU Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

项目总结/摘要 该项目解决了生物医学信息学和数据科学领域缺乏多样性的问题。我们 提出一个暑期实习的经验，称为跨学科的夏季研究经验（ISRE）在 俄亥俄州州立大学生物医学信息学系。该项目的最终目标是 鼓励和支持对BMI和数据科学职业感兴趣的代表性不足的学生。我们 在两个方面采取独特的实习方法。首先，我们专注于跨学科的双导师制。这 这意味着每个学生将有两个来自不同领域和研究背景的导师。目标是 通过接触不同的观点，帮助学生获得更广阔的视野。第二 创新作为该补助金的一部分，是在人工智能挑战中提供指导经验 竞争，而不是传统的研究经验。人工智能竞赛培养团队合作，创造力和快速 思维我们将研究这种经验是否具有与传统的指导研究相同的影响 体验.我们有一个支持性的部门环境，机构，以及敬业和敬业的教师 成员这是目前在该领域的教师的责任，努力增加多样性和支持那些 这是代表性不足，以建立一个更强大和更多样化的劳动力的未来。

Project Summary/Abstract This project addresses the lack of diversity in the field of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science. We propose a summer internship experience called the interdisciplinary summer research experience (ISRE) in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the Ohio State University. The ultimate goal of this project is to encourage and support underrepresented students who are interested in careers in BMI and data science. We take a unique approach to the internship in two ways. First we focus on interdisciplinary dual mentorship. This means that each student will have two mentors from different fields and research backgrounds. The goal is to help the student gain a broader perspective of the field by exposure to different viewpoints. The second innovation as part of this grant is to offer a mentored experience in an artificial intelligence challenge competition instead of a traditional research experience. AI competitions foster teamwork, creativity, and quick thinking. We will study whether this experience has the same impact as the traditional mentored research experience. We have a supportive departmental environment, institution, and dedicated and engaged faculty members. It is the responsibility of the faculty current in the field to work to increase diversity and support those that are underrepresented to build a stronger and more diverse workforce for the future.