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B.E.S.T. INNOVATION COURSE 2012
STUDENT EDITION
International students, workshops, interactive lectures, and hands-on skills training on in vivo and ex vivo models: those are the keywords describing the B.E.S.T. Innovation Course in minimally invasive surgery for students. After the success of the first course, IRCAD is ready for a new group of students.
This year, we are proud to launch an innovative educational course in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), which for the first time combines surgery, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
Are you a medical, engineering or business student? This course could be the catalyst to broaden your horizons and reach your full potential, combining innovation with business and encouraging you to make the most of your existing skills and knowledge.
Cutting, reshaping, reforming, bypassing, fixing… put your creative thinking into action. Design, build, and demonstrate, with mentors from all over the world to guide you in creating and testing your own project in the field.
Students will have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to smoothly navigate through minimally invasive surgery, engineering and business. Invent your own surgical robot or write a business plan. Practice laparoscopic skills and familiarise yourself with groundbreaking surgical procedures and instruments.
Be inspired, connect with students from around the world, and break down geographical, disciplinary and conceptual barriers.
Challenge yourself.
Students will have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to smoothly navigate through minimally invasive surgery, engineering and business. Invent your own surgical robot or write a business plan. Practice laparoscopic skills and familiarise yourself with groundbreaking surgical procedures and instruments.
Be inspired, connect with students from around the world, and break down geographical, disciplinary and conceptual barriers.
Challenge yourself.
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The students’ learning experience is divided into two parts; the online course and the course held onsite at IRCAD, France: The B.E.S.T. Innovation Course 2012.
In order to be eligible for the onsite course, students must first complete the online lecture series. Students will receive a confirmation of their participation at the lectures, including their assessment score.
Cutting, reshaping, reforming, bypassing, fixing… put your creative thinking into action. Design, build, and demonstrate, with mentors from all over the world to guide you in creating and testing your own project in the field.
Be inspired, connect with students from around the world, and break down geographical, disciplinary and conceptual barriers.
Students will have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to smoothly navigate through minimally invasive surgery, engineering and business. Invent your own surgical robot or write a business plan. Practice laparoscopic skills and familiarise yourself with groundbreaking surgical procedures and instruments.
Challenge yourself.
Be inspired, connect with students from around the world, and break down geographical, disciplinary and conceptual barriers.
Students will have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to smoothly navigate through minimally invasive surgery, engineering and business. Invent your own surgical robot or write a business plan. Practice laparoscopic skills and familiarise yourself with groundbreaking surgical procedures and instruments.
Challenge yourself.
ONLINE LEARNING
Through the IRCAD student website, online lectures will be given from November 2011 until April 2012. Each monthly session is comprised of four to six lectures presented by internationally renowned experts.
Selected online lectures will be streamed live on the website, with an online chat window available for direct questions to the presenter.
Students will receive a confirmation of their participation in the lectures, including their assessment score at the end of the program. If students are unable to participate in the live sessions, lectures will be available online to watch for six months.
TOPICS 2011/2012
Online PROGRAM
- November: Basic Principles of Laparoscopy
- December: Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
- January: Minimal Invasive Technologies
- February: Imaging and surgical robotics
- March: Entrepreneurship
- April: Careers
Online PROGRAM
ONSITE LEARNING
The onsite program is a free five day intensive educational course that will take place at IRCAD, France from the 27th to the 31st of August, 2012.
Skills training in minimally invasive techniques will be taught in the morning by surgeons. In the afternoon students will be provided with workshops in engineering and cooperate on business projects.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be eligible for the onsite course, students must first complete the online lecture series.
Onsite PROGRAM
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COURSE DETAILS
COURSE DATES 2011-2012
Online lectures: 10th of November 2011 - 31st of March 2012
Onsite course: 27 - 31 of August 2012
Online lectures: 10th of November 2011 - 31st of March 2012
Onsite course: 27 - 31 of August 2012
B.E.S.T. INNOVATION COURSE
From August 27-31, 2012, taking place at IRCAD in Strasbourg, France:
- Skills training in Minimally Invasive Surgery:
- Interactive engineering workshops:
- Team projects in entrepreneurship
From August 27-31, 2012, taking place at IRCAD in Strasbourg, France:
- Skills training in Minimally Invasive Surgery:
- in and ex vivo laparoscopic training
- In vivo flexible endoscopy training
- in and ex vivo robotic training
- Interactive engineering workshops:
- surgical robotics
- imaging technologies
- Team projects in entrepreneurship
- Marketplace niches (needs finding)
- Concept creation, development & implementation
COSTS & ACCOMMODATION
The online and onsite course are completely FREE OF CHARGE. Accommodation and traveling fees are not included. We will provide a list of potential accommodation close to IRCAD to help you find the right place.
The onsite course program at IRCAD includes:
- All training & workshop material
- IRCAD training certificate
- Five lunches at IRCAD
- Dinner in honor of the participants
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PARTNERS
The IRCAD Student society is working to develop interest in science, technology, engineering, and surgery. To help meet this goal, IRCAD has formed a partnership with ETENA (Etudiants Entreprenants en Alsace) and SEMIA, Alsace's innovative business supporter, the IEEE-RAS-SAC (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Robotics and Automation Society) and the Stanford Biodesign Program.
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE
- Medical, (PhD) engineering and business students
- With a strong interest in new technologies in surgery
- From any country in the world
STUDENT SELECTION
The onsite program is limited to 30 students.
Students will be selected between March and April 2012 by a panel of experts, including surgeons, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Students will be notified of the results by May 1st, 2012.
The onsite program is limited to 30 students.
- 12 Medical students
- 12 Engineering students
- 6 Business students
Students will be selected between March and April 2012 by a panel of experts, including surgeons, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Students will be notified of the results by May 1st, 2012.
APPLYING FOR THE ONSITE COURSE
Application for the upcoming B.E.S.T. Innovation Course occurs in 2 steps:
STEP I
Applications open on November 10, 2011, and close on April 1st, 2012.
- Cover letter: explaining why you would like to participate in the course
- Curriculum Vitae
STEP II
Students will be required to watch all lectures in MIS, MIS technologies and Entrepreneurship and to complete monthly assessments related to the lectures between November 10, 2011 and March 31, 2012.
- To view the lectures and to answer the monthly assessment related to the lectures, visit our online lectures page
- It is not compulsory to follow the lectures in April on the topic ‘Career’; although it is recommended for candidates participating in the onsite course.
For students unable to participate in any live sessions, the lectures are available for download for six months afterwards.
Students’ participation in the lectures and completion of assessments will be monitored through their WeBSurg login account.