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A Clinical Immersion and Design Training Program for Biomedical Engineers that Explores Urban and Rural Health Needs

Award Number: R25EB031389
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2031

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A Clinical Immersion and Design Training Program for Biomedical Engineers that Explores Urban and Rural Health Needs - Undergraduate programs that train biomedical engineers to identify clinical user needs and to implement design processes toward innovative solutions are imperative. These programs also have opportunity to educate students on existing health disparities during their training and to instill informed decision making to advance medical innovation for all Americans. Since 2021, the (IN)SCRIBE Program, or INdiana Summer Clinical Residency in Innovation for Biomedical Engineers, has trained biomedical engineering (BME) students to identify and address urban health needs through clinical immersion and design training. The Program has engaged 32 students in over 6,000 hours of clinical experiences and has impacted senior capstone design teams, with one team winning the 2022 NIH DEBUT Challenge for Healthcare Technologies for Low-resource Settings. Participants report improved preparedness and sustained impact in their capstone projects. Our expanded program aims to train students to identify both urban and rural clinical needs while learning about existing health disparities (e.g., how food deserts may affect dietary habits, how geographic location may contribute to time-limiting access to care). Indiana reflects national demographics, with a substantial rural population and health issues that impact both urban and rural communities. Purdue University recently expanded its BME program to Indianapolis, positioning itself as a potential leader in integrating health disparities as a topic within BME design education. We will extend the (IN)SCRIBE Program’s immersive experiences to rural settings, develop and disseminate a health awareness survey, and empower students to incorporate identified needs into capstone projects. The Program will engage undergraduates in a seven-week summer clinical immersion and design experience that challenges teams to integrate socioeconomic considerations into clinically-relevant design without introducing new disparities. We will engage more than 20 key partners – Design & Innovation Collaborators, Health Experts, and Clinical Collaborators in delivery of educational and immersive experiences. The renewed program will be a blueprint for BME programs looking to integrate geographic considerations into their training. Specific Aim 1 is to update and implement the (IN)SCRIBE Program. We will immerse undergraduates in settings across urban and rural clinics, develop student design skills and self-efficacy, create student awareness of health disparities, and leverage partners in the Daniels School of Business to train students in business pitch development. Specific Aim 2 is to determine how the updated (IN)SCRIBE Program affects student abilities toward engineering design. We will identify how student teams articulate consideration of socioeconomic and geographic factors in design solutions, document how teams pursue design to meet rural and urban health needs beyond the Program, and measure changes in participant design self-efficacy and health disparity awareness. Successful achievement of the project’s aims will result in improved training for BME students and better health for residents of urban and rural areas.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2026	2026	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	47906	TIPPECANOE	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	002	7	4/17/2026	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,200
2026	2025	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	47906	TIPPECANOE	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	6	12/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2026	2025	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	47906	TIPPECANOE	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	6	4/6/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $43,200

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2025	2025	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	47906	TIPPECANOE	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	6	4/18/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,200
2025	2024	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	4	2/26/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $43,200

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2024	2024	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	47906	TIPPECANOE	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	002	5	9/2/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$14,434
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	4	2/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,200
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	4	8/30/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$14,434
														Subtotal = $43,200

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	3	3/8/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,200
														Subtotal = $43,200

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	2	4/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,200
														Subtotal = $43,200

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $43,200 )
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	980 INDIANA AVE RM 2232	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	5/24/2021	NEW	$43,200
														Subtotal = $43,200

Grand Total All Awards = $259,200

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A Clinical Immersion and Design Training Program for Biomedical Engineers that Explores Urban and Rural Health Needs

Award Number: R25EB031389

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2031

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