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Training in Surgical Innovation

Award Number: T32EB021966
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2028

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Training in Surgical Innovation - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT We propose to continue our Training Program in Surgical Innovation (TPSI) to provide pre-doctoral engineering students the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for becoming leaders in surgical innovation. During the current funding period, we established a pipeline of quality applicants, implemented an effective review and selection process, developed new courses, and trained 10 predoctoral students (2 of whom are new trainees). Program evaluations (performed independently by Dartmouth’s Center for Program Design and Evaluation, CPDE) found our innovation curriculum was praised, mentor-mentee relationships were strong, and merging of training in biomedical engineering, surgical translation and innovation & entrepreneurship was valued highly by trainees and mentors, alike. Outcomes to date are also strong: graduates hold industry positions in innovative biomedical technology companies (two in medical start-ups), patents were filed and papers published in peer- reviewed journals. Current trainees are also exceling: 2 were selected among 6 finalists (from more 50+ appli- cants as far away as Canada) in a regional pitch competition; two are interning at biomedical start-ups. TPSI links the Thayer School of Engineering (TSE) PhD Innovation Program (PhD-I) with a state-of-the-art NIH- sponsored surgical research facility, the Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI). PhD-I provides trainees with na- tional recognition, a well-developed curriculum, experienced faculty, approved advanced degree requirements and a proven track record of success. CSI provides trainees access to experienced clinician-scientists and state-of-the-art operating rooms equipped with advanced intraoperative imaging, designed for human and ani- mal use. The funding request will cover tuition and stipends for 6 pre-doctoral positions per year. We will retain TPSI’s administrative structure of three Program Directors (now Multi-PIs) with expertise in Biomedical Engi- neering, Surgical Translation, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship, respectively. Participating mentors will con- tinue to be organized similarly into Biomedical Engineering (BE), Surgical Translation (ST) and Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IE) groups, and each trainee is assigned to a trio for guidance through the program. Train- ees satisfy all of the elements of PhD-I – technical proficiency, technical breadth, specialization, professional competence, original research and innovation skills development – tailored to the surgical setting, including specialized courses in surgical innovation and commercialization. Methods for trainee recruitment and reten- tion, diversity enhancement, program evaluation, instruction in responsible conduct of research and methods for enhancing reproducibility are in place, and will continue to be monitored by CPDE.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $205,258 )
2025	2025	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	7 LEBANON ST	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	8	5/8/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$205,258
														Subtotal = $205,258

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $216,732 )
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	7 LEBANON ST	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	002	7	6/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$216,732
2024	2023	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	7 LEBANON ST	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	6	2/9/2024	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$7,065
2024	2021	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	7 LEBANON ST	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	5	2/9/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$7,065
														Subtotal = $216,732

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $215,829 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	7 LEBANON ST	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	6	4/14/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$215,829
														Subtotal = $215,829

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $198,832 )
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	6001 PARKHURST HALL STE 207	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	5	9/2/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$198,832
2021	2020	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	4	11/18/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $198,832

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $188,114 )
2020	2020	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	4	6/29/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$188,114
														Subtotal = $188,114

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $192,805 )
2019	2019	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	3	6/5/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$192,805
														Subtotal = $192,805

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $145,641 )
2018	2018	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	001	2	6/5/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$96,960
2018	2018	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	002	2	9/19/2018	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$47,670
2018	2017	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	6/5/2018	NEW	$1,011
														Subtotal = $145,641

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $93,292 )
2017	2017	TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	1 HINMAN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	HANOVER	NH	03755	GRAFTON	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	3/31/2017	NEW	$93,292
														Subtotal = $93,292

Grand Total All Awards = $1,456,503

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Training in Surgical Innovation

Award Number: T32EB021966

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2028

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