Multi-disciplinary, Undergraduate Design Teams to Meet Healthcare Needs

描述（由申请人提供）：学习特定学科的专业化和深度所必需的“筒仓”学术结构不利于学习这些技能在现实世界中的应用，这些技能通常是在教育的“设计”部分学习到的。不幸的是，高级设计项目指导经常被合并到筒仓模型中，学生在单一学科的项目团队中工作，专注于特定学科的定义良好的项目。迫切需要打破这种模式，发展多学科本科设计团队来满足医疗保健需求。目前的凯斯西储大学设计课程是基于医疗器械设计控制的联邦法规（21CFR820.30）和由食品和药物管理局（FDA）控制和执行的医疗器械监管控制。让BME学生最满意的项目是那些与临床环境直接互动的项目。然而，来自临床项目发起人的普遍反馈是，学生们有能力和积极性，但最大的挑战是让他们了解临床环境的现实。实践经验是主动学习的强大催化剂，但等到高年级才引入设计经验，就失去了让学生参与早期教育发展的机会。在这个项目中，我们将通过三个具体目标来加强案例设计课程。目标1是开发和实施CSE多学科高级设计课程。课程的核心部分将是一个全面的，多学科的设计经验。目标2是建立一个身临其境的临床经验，使学生了解第一手的需求和医疗保健项目的环境。目标3是向生物医学工程专业的学生介绍第一学期的动手设计经验。本课程的目的是让学生体会到工程的乐趣；理解生物医学设计的约束、目标和伦理；吸引和激励学生进行BME教育。在这个项目中，我们将加强目前的设计课程，创造一个积极的、引人入胜的教育体验，从大一开始，以多学科的高级设计经验告终，为学生在生物医学工程的理论和应用方面取得最大的成功做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The "silo" academic structure necessary for specialization and depth in learning specific disciplines is detrimental to learning the applicatio of those skills to real-world applications, typically learned in the "Design" component of the education. Unfortunately, senior design project instruction is often incorporated into the silo model and students work in single discipline project teams on well-defined projects that are focus on the specific discipline. There is a critical need to break this model and develop multidisciplinary undergraduate design teams to meet healthcare needs. The current Case Western Reserve University design curriculum is based on the federal regulations for medical device design controls (21CFR820.30) and the regulatory controls for medical devices as controlled and enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Projects that provide the most satisfaction to the BME students are those that directly interact with the clinical environment. Common feedback from clinical project sponsors, however, is that the students were capable and motivated, but the biggest challenge was getting them to understand the realities of the clinical environment. Hands-on experience is a strong catalyst for active learning but waiting until the senior year to introduce a design experience misses the opportunity to engage the students early in their educational development. In this project we will enhance the Case design curriculum through three specific aims. Aim 1 is to develop and implement a CSE multi-disciplinary senior design course. The center piece of the course will be a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary design experience. Aim 2 is to establish an immersive clinical experience such that the students understand first-hand the needs and environment of healthcare projects. Aim 3 is to introduce a hands-on, first-semester freshman design experience to biomedical engineering students. The objective of the course is to introduce students to the joy of engineering; understanding the constraints, goals, and ethics of biomedical design; and engage and motivate students for their BME education. In this project, we will enhance the current design program to create an active and engaging educational experience that starts in the freshman year and culminates with a multi-disciplinary senior design experience that prepares the students for maximum success in the theory and application of biomedical engineering.