Enhanced Career Pathway for Team Based Design in Biomedical Engineering

项目摘要 目前的高级设计课程为本科生生物医学工程(BME)学生提供了全面的、 实践设计经验，旨在为他们未来的工业、研究和职业生涯配备相关技能 专业/研究生教育。为进一步提升和优化高级设计体验，拟开展的研究 教育计划包括在整个课程中整合工程设计的原理和实践。一 提早将设计引入课程的动机是为学生提供获得特定技能的机会 这可能会在他们的高级设计项目中使用，但最终会在他们的职业生涯中使用。这将通过 根据学生的非正式和正式反馈，确定了九个技能培养单元， 增强现有较低级别的核心课程的设计部分，为期6周 暑期创新实习为选拔出来的学生积极投身创新过程。拟议的研究 教育计划为教职员工和学生提供了参与跨校园、多学科努力的机会。 我们与加州大学戴维斯分校医学中心、兽医学院和管理学院的持续合作 将得到进一步加强，因为我们寻求在上一个奖项的成功和经验教训的基础上再接再厉。

Project Summary The current senior design program provides undergraduate Biomedical Engineering (BME) students a comprehensive, hands-on design experience that aims to equip them with relevant skills for future careers in industry, research and professional/graduate education. To further enhance and optimize the senior design experience, the proposed research education program consists of integrating principles and practices of engineering design throughout the curriculum. One motivation for introducing design earlier into the curriculum is to provide opportunities for students to gain specific skills that may be used in their senior design project, but ultimately in their careers. This will be accomplished through the development of nine skills-building modules that were identified based on both informal and formal feedback from students, enhancements to incorporate additional design components to current lower division core curriculum courses, and a 6-week summer innovation internship for selected students to be actively engaged in the innovation process. The proposed research education program provides an opportunity for faculty and students to engage in cross-campus, multidisciplinary efforts. Our ongoing collaborations with the UC Davis Medical Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Management will be further strengthened, as we seek to build upon the successes and lessons learned from our previous award.