Biomedical Engineering Education

Abstract

Educational programs in biomedical engineering have been under development for >40 years. The past decade has seen a significant increase in both the number of programs and student interest in those programs. This rapid growth has fueled a movement to establish a common vision of the knowledge and skills that all biomedical engineers need to possess. A partnership between industry, biomedical engineering educators, and learning science researchers is needed to ensure that this will be a shared vision and will enable students to be well prepared for careers in this field.

A web-based e-learning platform for Orthopedics

“…It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with biological and medical sciences to improve healthcare diagnosis, monitoring and therapy. [2] Educational programmes in the field of BME had their origins in the 1950s when several formalized training programmes were created [3], [4]. By the year 2005, more than 200 universities of applied science, polytechnics, schools, academies and other institutions in Europe offered educational programmes in BME at all academic levels [3], [4].…”

How Do Biomedical Engineering Graduates Differ from Other Engineers? Bridging the Gap Between BME and Industry: a Case Study

“…The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) defines biomedical engineering (BME) as "the bridge between medical and engineering disciplines that provides an overall enhancement of healthcare," [1]. BME first emerged as a training program in the 1950s, considerably more recent than other engineering disciplines [2][3][4]. Its rise was initially driven by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) via the awarding of grants to universities to develop BME doctoral programs [2].…”

“…BME first emerged as a training program in the 1950s, considerably more recent than other engineering disciplines [2][3][4]. Its rise was initially driven by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) via the awarding of grants to universities to develop BME doctoral programs [2]. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a handful of universities began offering BME degrees, but the late 1990s saw the largest surge in new programs, especially at the undergraduate level [2][3].…”

“…Its rise was initially driven by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) via the awarding of grants to universities to develop BME doctoral programs [2]. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a handful of universities began offering BME degrees, but the late 1990s saw the largest surge in new programs, especially at the undergraduate level [2][3]. This surge was in large part credited to the Whitaker Foundation [2,5], which increased funding for the development of new BME programs infrastructure ($252M), as well as a combined $327M in fellowships and grants to support student and faculty biomedical research (Figure 1) [6].…”