Medical Device Industry Education Consortium (PLANNING GRANT)

在过去项目的基础上，由全国四所社区学院组成的医疗器械行业教育联盟（MDIEC）和一系列广泛的行业合作伙伴计划发展一个国家医疗器械行业中心——一个充满活力、以出口为导向、研究和开发密集型的制造业部门。该中心通过提供针对生产、研发、质量控制和相关合规管理问题的技术人员的全面教育计划来取代公司特定的内部培训。在规划项目中，合作伙伴收集和分析市场研究，以记录行业和学生的需求；扩大与其他社区学院和行业协会的伙伴关系；制定中心战略和行动计划以满足这些要求；制定评估、管理和可持续发展计划。中心建立了一个全国网络，通过与行业合作，提供和不断改进MDIEC课程。制定了全国一致的教师专业发展计划和评估计划，以确保毕业生达到规定的熟练程度。

Building on past projects, the Medical Device Industry Education Consortium (MDIEC) of four community colleges nationally and a wide array of industry partners plan the development of a national center for the medical device industry - a dynamic, export-oriented, research and development intensive manufacturing sector. The Center replaces company specific in-house training by providing comprehensive educational programs targeted at technicians involved in production, research and development, quality control, and related compliance management issues. In the planning project, the partners collect and analyze market research to document industry and student needs; expand partnerships with other community colleges and industry associations; develop center strategies and action plans to meet them; and develop evaluation, management and sustainability plans. The Center establishes a national network for delivering and continuously improving MDIEC curricula through partnerships with industry. Nationally consistent professional development programs for faculty and assessment programs are developed to ensure that graduates achieve prescribed proficiency levels.