Opportunities to provide clinical immersion experiences to bioengineering undergraduate students have expanded over the last several years. These programs allow students to observe the clinical environment in order to better understand workflow processes, the context in which medical equipment is used, and identify unmet needs firsthand. While each program focuses on identifying unmet needs, these experiences vary in content and implementation. Here we discuss features of clinical immersion programs, share details of our program after six years, and present data regarding post-graduation employment of our participants. Students who participated in the University of Illinois at Chicago Clinical Immersion Program are not more likely to pursue careers in industry as compared to non-participants, nor do they demonstrate an ability to find a job more quickly than non-participants. However, participants who did enter into industry self-reported that the program was impactful to both their career interests and ability to find their first employment position.

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生物工程临床浸润的观点：历史，创新和影响。

在过去几年中，为生物工程专业的本科生提供临床沉浸体验的机会有所增加。这些程序使学生可以观察临床环境，以便更好地了解工作流程，使用医疗设备的环境以及直接确定未满足的需求。尽管每个程序都侧重于​​确定未满足的需求，但是这些体验的内容和实施方式各不相同。在这里，我们讨论临床浸入式程序的功能，在六年后分享我们的程序的详细信息，并介绍有关参与者的毕业后就业的数据。与非参与者相比，参加伊利诺伊大学芝加哥临床浸会计划的学生从事工业职业的可能性不大，他们也没有表现出比非参与​​者更快地找到工作的能力。但是，参加该行业的参与者自我报告说，该计划对他们的职业兴趣和找到其第一职业的能力都有影响。