Dental Science Research Training Program for Engineers

描述（由申请人提供）： 标题为“牙科科学研究工程师培训计划”的提案是直接响应RFA-RM-04-008“美国国立卫生研究院跨学科研究短期计划”提交的新申请。该提案旨在为牙科和颅面科学的博士前和博士后工程学生提供短期（10周）培训机会，从而形成一种新的范式，即“牙科和颅面生物工程”。该计划要求10名受训人员，8名博士前和2名博士后为该计划的三年。该计划是基于密苏里大学堪萨斯市（UMKC）计算与工程学院（SCE），牙科（SOD）和堪萨斯医学中心骨科研究实验室和Hoglund脑成像中心的UMKC学院之间的密切研究合作。该计划本质上是高度跨学科的，为博士前和博士后工程专业的学生提供各种与口腔，牙科和颅面研究相关的互动学科的密集培训。由于我们的研究和教育计划的跨学科的重点，我们处于独特的地位，以有效地应对在牙科和颅面生物工程培训新的跨学科劳动力的目标。该计划的成果评估将在三个层面上提供：内部和外部咨询委员会以及两所参与学校的院长，SCE和SOD。此外，学员将在课程结束时对他们的经历进行自我评估。该培训对参与者未来职业道路的影响将通过问卷进行评估，每个人将在完成该计划后至少3年内每年完成一次。项目总监还将要求每个参与者更新简历。诸如学术或行业任命、出版物、资助活动、荣誉和奖励等信息将记录在UMKC SOD数据库中，并包括在Ito NIH的年度报告中。领导和团队建设技能，负责任的研究行为，提案和报告的撰写，以及研究方法的发展将在研讨会上讨论，并在整个10周内得到加强。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Proposal titled, "Dental Science Research Training Program for Engineers" is a new application submitted in direct response to RFA-RM-04-008, "Short Programs for Interdisciplinary Research from the National Institutes of Health. The Proposal is designed to provide short-term (10-weeks) training opportunities for pre-and post-doctoral engineering students in Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, leading to a new paradigm, "Dental and Craniofacial Bioengineering". The plan calls for 10 Trainees, 8 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral for each of the three years of the Program. The Program is based on the close research collaborations between the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Computing and Engineering (SCE), UMKC School of Dentistry (SOD) and University of Kansas Medical Center Orthopedic Research Laboratory and Hoglund Brain Imaging Center. The Program is highly interdisciplinary by nature, providing pre-and post-doctoral engineering students intense training in a variety of interactive disciplines all related to oral, dental and craniofacial research. Because of the interdisciplinary emphasis of our research and educational programs, we are uniquely positioned to respond effectively to the goal of training a new interdisciplinary workforce in dental and craniofacial bioengineering. Outcome assessments for the program will be provided on three levels: Internal and External Advisory Boards and the Deans of the two participating Schools, SCE and SOD. In addition, the Trainees will provide a self-assessment of their experiences at the end of the program. The impact of this training on the future career paths of a the participants will be assessed through questionnaires that each individual will complete on an annual basis for a minimum of 3 years following completion of the program. The Program Director will also request updated resumes from each of the participants. Information such as academic or industry appointments, publications, grant activities, honors and awards will be recorded in the UMKC SOD database and included in the annual report Ito NIH. Leadership and team-building skills, responsible conduct of research, proposal and report writing, and the development of research methodology will be addressed in seminars as well as reinforced throughout the 10 weeks.