Theme 2: Resources for student and faculty success

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Session 4 : “Models for Regional Programs to Work Together More Closely, Including Shared Resources and Collaborative Teaching”

5th Biomedical Engineering Educational Summit

Agenda

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• Who are we?

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• Who responded to the survey?

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• Survey responses for collaborative teaching
• Discuss collaborative teaching opportunities
• Pros and cons of collaborative teaching and share out

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• Survey responses for collaborative undergraduate research
• Discuss collaborative teaching opportunities
• Pros and cons of collaborative undergrad research and share out

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• Other examples of cross-institutional collaborations

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• How these opportunities can contribute to a more inclusive environment

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Who are we?

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Pat Alford

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Associate Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Miiri Kotche

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University of Illinois Chicago

Clinical Professor

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

Who responded?

1a. Collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate teaching and shared resources

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At your table, discuss known or potential collaborations for undergraduate education (3 min)

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Please capture discussion in the Google doc linked here:

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https://rb.gy/vf038g

1b. Collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate teaching and shared resources

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What are the pros and cons of collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate teaching? (10 min)

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Please capture discussion in the Google doc:

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https://rb.gy/vf038g

2a. Collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate research

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At your table, discuss known or potential collaborations for undergraduate research (3 min)

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Please capture discussion in the Google doc linked here:

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https://rb.gy/vf038g

2b. Collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate research

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What are the pros and cons of collaborating with other institutions for undergraduate research? (10 min)

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Please capture discussion in the Google doc:

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https://rb.gy/vf038g

3. Additional examples of cross-institutional collaborations

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At your table, discuss other examples and which could be implementable at your institution (5 min)

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Please capture discussion in the Google doc linked here:

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• Rising BME Scholars Regional Conference (2022-2024)

• BMES Midwest Career Conference (2013, 2015)

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• Student org collabs (eg. Engineering World Health)

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• Clinical Immersion Conference (tbd?)

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• Others???

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https://rb.gy/vf038g

4. How do collaborative educational opportunities contribute to a more inclusive environment?

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At your table, discuss how these can support a more inclusive environment and capture discussion in the linked Google doc (3 min)

• Collaboration with a local medical school where their instructors teach our physiology course and host labs
• Industry-sponsored UG research fellowships and career mentoring from industry professionals for URM with financial need.
• Offer students to learn more about challenges and opportunities elsewhere and how they can address together
• Conversations with faculty members allow for insights into how other schools are dealing with challenges, especially post-pandemic

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• Regional and racial diversity in diverse project teams, different academic levels work together
• Rising BME Scholars focuses on URM students for postdoc/faculty opportunities
• REU program emphasizes providing opportunities to students who wouldn't otherwise have them (or who would have minimal opportunities).
• We have summer research programs over the summer for students from other universities that prioritize URM students.

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THANK YOU!

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