A disease-centered approach to biomaterials education and medical device design.

Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. bhatias@stwing.upenn.edu

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2011

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This paper describes the development of a novel elective course in biomaterials which integrates clinical medicine with engineering principles. In this educational approach, students are first introduced to disease pathologies and clinical needs, and then exposed to engineering technologies that can fulfill unmet needs. The course is directed toward the question, "Where are clinical needs most urgent, and how can engineering be applied to meet those needs?" This clinically-oriented, disease-centered approach is valuable for science and engineering education, as it relays to students the centrality of engineering in solving the world's most pressing healthcare problems.

Citation

Sujata K Bhatia. A disease-centered approach to biomaterials education and medical device design. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference. 2011;2011:3617-9