Clincial Immersion and Experiential Learning in Medical Product Innovation

 描述(由申请人提供)：该项目的目标是以直接促进临床沉浸和体验式学习的方式加强密歇根大学基于团队的生物医学工程(BME)设计课程。设计课程中的高级本科生和硕士课程是有针对性的。该计划的主要内容是增强：1)通过为期10周的暑期临床沉浸计划进行体验式学习，旨在培养临床需求发现方面的学生同行导师，新开发的跨专业医疗器械沙箱，并扩大对设备原型和测试的支持；2)在关键主题领域提供专家跨学科指导，这些领域最好由该领域的执业专家教授，包括医疗器械设计控制、沟通和团队合作、医疗器械报销、医疗保健公共政策和生物医学伦理；以及3)通过年度MedTech公路旅行进行外联和联网，并增加对现有学生外联努力的支持，以招收不同的学生。密歇根大学拥有优秀的基础设施和BME设计资源，这些资源将被用来创建一个综合的、有影响力的项目。所有BME本科生都将通过参与顶石设计体验而受益于该项目。对医疗器械设计感兴趣的硕士水平的BME学生也将通过高级设计课程的增强而受到影响。该计划旨在帮助学生识别和理解当前的临床问题，然后应用设计技能来开发有针对性的和可行的解决方案。该项目还教育学生了解医疗器械开发的更广泛背景，包括监管、法律、商业和伦理视角。学生学习如何在多学科团队中有效地工作和沟通，以解决开放式问题。将使用既定的评估和评估方法，定期评估该方案和拟议的改进措施的短期和长期影响。该计划的最佳实践和成果将通过专门的BME设计网站和在相关专业会议上的演示来传播。该项目旨在培养下一代医疗设计工程师，并直接支持NIBIB推动创新生物医学技术的开发和加速转化以改善健康的使命。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to enhance the team-based biomedical engineering (BME) design program at the University of Michigan in ways that directly promote clinical immersion and experiential learning. Senior undergraduate and master's-level courses in the design curriculum are targeted. The main elements of the program are enhancements in: 1) Experiential learning through a 10-week summer clinical immersion program designed to create student peer mentors in clinical needs-finding, a newly developed inter-professional medical device sandbox , and expanded support for device prototyping and testing; 2) Specialist cross- disciplinary instruction in key topic areas that are best taught by practicing experts in the field, including medical device design controls, communication and teamwork, medical device reimbursement, healthcare public policy, and biomedical ethics; and 3) Outreach and networking through an annual MedTech Roadtrip and increased support of existing student outreach efforts to recruit a diverse student pool. The University of Michigan has excellent infrastructure and resources for BME Design, which will be leveraged to create an integrated and impactful program. All BME undergraduate students will benefit from this program through their participation in the capstone design experience. Master's-level BME students interested in medical device design also will be impacted through enhancements to advanced design classes. The program is structured to help students identify and understand current clinical problems, and to then apply design skills to develop focused and viable solutions. The program also educates students on the broader context of medical device development, including regulatory, legal, business, and ethical perspectives. Students learn to work and communicate effectively on multidisciplinary teams to tackle open-ended problems. The program and proposed enhancements will be regularly evaluated for both short- and long-term impact using established assessment and evaluation methods. Best practices and outcomes of the program will be disseminated through a dedicated BME Design web site and presentation at relevant professional meetings. This project aims to create the next generation of medical design engineers and directly supports NIBIB's mission of enabling the development and accelerating the translation of innovative biomedical technologies to improve health.