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Abstract：
Many biomedical engineering degree programs lack substantial immersive clinical experiences for undergraduate students, creating a need for clinical immersion programs that contribute to training objectives that emphasize current clinical needs (Becker in Eur J Eng Educ 31:261-272, 2006; Davis et al. in J Eng Educ 91:211-221, 2002; Dym et al. in J Eng Educ 94:103-120, 2005). Immersive clinical experiences have the potential to bridge the gap between clinical and non-clinical learning objectives in biomedical engineering curriculum. In collaboration with Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, we have created, executed, and evaluated a two-week cardiovascular clinical immersion program for biomedical engineering undergraduate students at Purdue University. As of August 2022, this program has run 11 times since 2014 with 60 participants to date, exposing students to intensive and non-intensive care environments, facilitating interactions with medical professionals, and encouraging exploration of innovative technologies shaping the training of clinicians with direct patient interaction. The variety of cardiovascular topics discussed and clinical settings observed has provided students with a unique, highly beneficial learning opportunity. Keys to the continued success and growth of similar programs include: recruiting a diverse team, support from administrative staff/clinicians, a funded student intern position, and careful consideration of liability/risk management. Areas of future consideration include, streamlining the order of scheduled events, determining if offering course credit would be beneficial to students, and tracking career trajectories after participations.
摘要：
许多生物医学工程学位课程对本科生来说缺乏实质性的沉浸式临床经验，创建对临床沉浸计划的需求，这些计划有助于强调当前临床需求的培训目标（BeckerinEurJEngEduc31：261-272，2006；Davis等人。在JEngEduc91：211-221，2002；Dym等人。在JEngEduc94:103-120,2005)。沉浸式临床经验有可能弥合生物医学工程课程中临床和非临床学习目标之间的差距。与印第安纳大学健康卫理公会医院合作，我们创造了，执行,并评估了普渡大学生物医学工程本科生为期两周的心血管临床沉浸计划。截至2022年8月，该计划自2014年以来已经运行了11次，迄今为止有60名参与者。将学生暴露在重症和非重症监护环境中，促进与医疗专业人员的互动，并鼓励探索创新技术，以直接与患者互动的方式培训临床医生。所讨论的各种心血管主题和观察到的临床环境为学生提供了独特的，非常有益的学习机会。类似计划持续成功和增长的关键包括：招募多元化的团队，行政人员/临床医生的支持，资助的学生实习生职位，并仔细考虑责任/风险管理。未来考虑的领域包括，精简预定事件的顺序，确定提供课程学分是否对学生有利，并跟踪参与后的职业轨迹。
