Paper ID #37835Board 5: WIP: An Interdisciplinary Project Development PipelineConnecting Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering and Medicine StudentsDr. Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago Anthony’s current focus is on engineering education and its restructuring to better meet the diverse needs of students and industries. Anthony is also active in ophthalmology research for the multimodal imaging of retinal oxygenation and novel medical device design.Dr. Michael Gordon Browne, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Biomedical Engineering Clinical Assistant Professor teaching engineering design, medical
EngineeringCapstone Design Project Dr. Alexis Ortiz-Rosario1 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, USA AbstractThe traditional idea of capstone teams is assigning a project to a group of students which willbe tackled throughout an academic term. The team can comprise students from a single majoror multi-disciplinary (e.g., multiple majors). The project can span one or two semesters; in someexceptions, new teams are tasked with further project phases for the following years [1]. Thiswork aims to present a novel approach to structuring capstone teams. By deconstructing asingle project into multi-deliverable components (e.g., heart rate
Paper ID #39095Board 20: Work in Progress: Investigating the Impact of InternationalEducation on Cultural Understanding, Health Disparities andCollaboration through Project-based LearningBreanna Kilgore Breanna Kilgore is a graduating senior biomedical engineering student at the University of Arkansas. Breanna has participated in an REU at Johns Hopkins university and studied development policy and global health in Switzerland. She has been named an international Gilman scholar, a NSF Honors College Path Scholar, and selected as a Senior of Significance at her university.Dr. Luis Carlos Estrada Petrocelli, Universidad Latina
Paper ID #37084Board 22: Work in Progress: Promoting and Assessing Curiosity Through ATissue Engineering Course Project Incorporating BiomimicryDr. Wujie Zhang, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Wujie Zhang is an associate professor of Biomolecular Engineering in the Physics and Chemistry Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Food Science and Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Zhang’s scholarly work and research span biomaterials, tissue
several levels of design across different programs. This includes Capstone in theBachelors (BS) program, Professional Capstone in the Master of Engineering (MEng) program,and the Capstone Projects course in the College of Medicine. Having multiple disconnected levelsof design presents numerous challenges, such as sourcing projects, structuring the scope ofprojects, and sharing resources both physical and personnel related. As a result, we elected todevelop a shared resource model for projects across these programs to meet the needs of eachprogram and to enhance the learning experience and professional preparation for students. In thisnew model, medical students develop projects based on needs identified during clinical rotations.Medical students
circuit on aPCB to meet certain customer requirements is outside the scope of the “Circuits, Signals andMeasurements” class.During the 2021-2022 academic year, the course instructors of the “Design Methodologies” courseused the biopotential amplifier lab from the “Circuits, Signals, and Measurements” course to helpstudents connect how their prototyped biopotential amplifiers could be further developed into amore polished finished product. This project was an ideal selection for the "Design Methodologies"course because it reinforced all three-course learning objectives (1- identifying and analyzingproduct design and development processes, 2- developing the concepts and tools necessary forproduct design, development, and evaluation in engineering
Monitoring Industry-ClassroomProgram for Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Students Dr. Alexis Ortiz-Rosario,1 and Ali Kaveh Rahimi21 Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, USA; 2Ohio AtHome Health Care Agency, Columbus, OH, USA AbstractThe at-home remote monitoring sector of healthcare is a growing industry. This healthcaremarket is valued at $24 billion, and it is projected to reach $166 Billion by 2030 [1]. Thisgrowing industry has unique challenges and can promote unique learning opportunities forundergraduate biomedical engineering students [2]. A collaborative industry-classroomprogram was developed along with Ohio At Home Health Care Agency
led electrospinning to find applications in variousbiomedical applications such as tissue engineering and drug delivery [1, 2]. However, severalparameters can greatly affect the production quality of fibers, such as concentration of the polymersolution, voltage, feed rate, and ambient conditions [3]. Controlling the manufacturing ofelectrospun fibers presented a unique engineering problem that could integrate concepts frommultiple bioengineering courses including biomechanics, circuits, computer aided design (CAD),thermodynamics, and biomaterials into a single engineering design project with real-worldapplications. This project served as the basis for a new junior-level design course that will betterprepare students for their senior capstone
graduate TAs the why (i.e., theoreticalknowledge) and the how (i.e., actionable strategies and skills) of equitable pedagogy, such asdesigning learning objectives and rubrics or discussing critical pedagogy and culturallyresponsive teaching. See Appendix A1 for an overview of weekly topics and learning objectives.Final Project: A final project allowed course participants to tie their conceptual understandingto practice [1]. Each participant chose a personally meaningful pedagogical project, such asmentoring a summer undergraduate student or preparing to instruct a future class and designed aplan for effectively and equitably carrying out their role utilizing skills learned in the course. SeeAppendix A3 for more details about the final
realistic medical device design in education and the quality assessment of educational design projects for between-project comparisons.Dylan Lynch, The University of Illinois at Chicago ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Development and Implementation of a Makerspace Class for BME Undergraduates to Enhance Skills in Senior DesignIntroduction:The undergraduate curriculum in biomedical engineering at the University of Illinois Chicagoemphasizes problem-based learning with a focus on as much hands-on project work as possible.To that end, our 100-level Introduction to BME course integrates CAD design, 3d printing andmicroprocessors to achieve learning outcomes. A 200-level course
Engineering DesignProgramConstanza Miranda, PhD 1*, Elizabeth Logsdon, PhD 1, Amadea Martino Smith 11 Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering DepartmentABSTRACTThis is a work in progress. To instruct design abilities in undergraduate engineering students, it iscommon for programs to engage in problem-based learning projects. In addition, project-based instructionis often done with students in teams and these teams have formal or informal leadership structures. In thiscontext, the success of the student project is usually attributed to the mindset of the leader, managementstyles, team dynamics that are cultivated by the leader, as well as a clear team structure and goals. Thisvertically operating leadership model is manifested as an
presentations with eightteams per group; groups are at the same project level–either all seniors or all sophomore/juniorhybrid teams. Maintaining the preliminary presentation groups is a conscious choice to ensurestudents in the Show and Tell session are already familiar with other teams’ project backgroundstatements and initial ideas.The students are instructed to bring only their current prototype and/or representation of theirfinal design. No slides, posters, or other auxiliary materials are allowed. To maintain alow-stakes environment, involvement is not graded. However, the session is moderated by aninstructor and follows a speed-dating format. Teams are split in half so that half of each teampresents and the other half rotates around the room
improvingcommunication skills, on a scale of 1 to 10—with 1 being no impact and 10 being greatimpact. In general, across all categories delivering in-person presentations were ratedhigher than delivering pre-recorded presentations, with an average mean score of7.91±1.92 versus 4.24±2.94. Similar trends were seen in the results for audience learningfor in-person versus pre-recorded presentations. Learning objectives assessed for beingan audience member during each presentation style included understanding of the projectpresented, ability to think critically about the project, willingness to ask questions, andunderstanding of the overall module. Across all audience learning categories, in-personpresentation scores averaged 7.5±1.66 while pre-recorded
curricular updates to BME305L & BME306L that reflectsstudents’ comments on better preparations for these area core classes, measuring BME studentsuccess in research and industry careers in this sector, and assess improvements in BiotechnologyDesign I/II projects and ventures as a capstone design course.References[1] R. A. Linsenmeier and A. Saterbak, "Fifty Years of Biomedical Engineering UndergraduateEducation," Ann Biomed Eng, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1590-1615, Jun 2020, doi: 10.1007/s10439-020-02494-0.[2] D. Collias, R. Marshall, S. P. Collins, C. L. Beisel, and V. Noireaux, "An educational moduleto explore CRISPR technologies with a cell-free transcription-translation system," Synth Biol(Oxf), vol. 4, no. 1, p. ysz005, 2019, doi: 10.1093/synbio
engineering is an interdisciplinary major that offers lectures, team projects, andlaboratory tasks. One of the milestone courses, Biothermodynamics, which encompassesformulas, equations, and physical applications of biology systems, is traditionally taughtpassively through lecturing and note-taking. In the past two decades, active learning methodshave been studied and promoted vastly in engineering education, including adding group workand peer interaction into the teaching and learning of such courses to increase studentengagement [1-4]. This work-in-progress study further explores the ability to create a“neighborhood” in a sophomore-level Biothermodynamics classroom. The present study aims todesign a new learning environment that maximizes students
manufacturing, Quality Engineer / QA Specialist - examining medical products after/duringmanufacturing process, Biomedical Engineering Researcher - research on medical solutions - Researchscientist/Research engineer, Physician - this could be a "Pre-Med" program leading to medical school.BMET Market AnalysisThe driving forces to create a Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET) concentration are the following:• Program Health: Positively trending 3-year enrollment trends (+15.5%) with most students migrating into theprogram as new to the institution.• Workforce Demand: Both state and national data projects the target occupations related to the biomedicalconcentration within the Engineering Technology program to increase; ten-year projections 2022 2032
implementations through the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, experiential learning approaches, and first year curriculum. Dr. Feldman is one of the lead instructors for Introduction to Engineering courses, with enrollments in the hundreds each fall. His re- search and teaching interests, in addition to first year engineering, include telemedicine, health informat- ics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and Restoreskills.Dr. George D. Ricco, University
University of Virginia Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB,protocol number 3236.This study was conducted in concert with a second-year course in design for biomedicalengineering students. The course itself was focused on the development of software, hardware,and fabrication skills of particular use to biomedical engineers [3]. These included CAD,microcontrollers, basic circuits, 3D printing, subtractive approaches to prototyping (dependingon semester), and digital image analysis. The course culminated in a closed-ended team-baseddesign project with a physical prototype due at the end.Students would have taken 0 to 3 courses prior to the design course in question. This is becausestudents at our institution enter their major after their first year, and
Paper ID #39265Measuring Biomedical Engineers’ Self-Efficacy in Generating and SolvingProvocative Questions about SurgeryMr. Nathan Zhang, Vanderbilt University Nathan Zhang is a undergraduate studying biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University working on biomedical engineering education in conjunction with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineer- ing.Dr. Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner serves as an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity. She is the co-PI and co-Director of the NSF-funded Engineering For Us All (e4usa) project. She is
the engineering profession, cultivating an innovative spirit from an early age can be aformidable task. Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a program dedicated to transformative STEMteaching for K-12 students, focuses on skills relevant to innovation and entrepreneurship such asproblem-solving and critical thinking. The PLTW program, however, has a limited focus on thehumanities which is presumed to turn women and minoritized populations away from STEM [2].In university-level engineering programs, with the heavy technical curricular demands, inclusionof coursework dedicated to innovation and creativity may not always be perceived as logisticallypossible. Allocating valuable course time that help engineers recognize opportunities and createvalue
-in-progress paper presents our PBL redesign of the lecture portion of the coreundergraduate bioinstrumentation courses at WSU and UC Davis, and some preliminary resultson students’ performance and satisfaction.MethodsOur learning objectives for both sites are the same before and after PBL, which is to teachstudents about electronics measurement systems so that they could be better prepared forinstrumentation-related design projects (next semester for WSU; concurrent quarter for UCD).The current version of the lecture used in UCD is a slight rearrangement (due to lab equipment)and addition (due to allocation of academic units) of the version currently used in WSU.Our themed PBL redesign of the bioinstrumentation lectures focuses on general
implementations through the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, experiential learning approaches, and first year curriculum. Dr. Feldman is one of the lead instructors for Introduction to Engineering courses, with enrollments in the hundreds each fall. His re- search and teaching interests, in addition to first year engineering, include telemedicine, health informat- ics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and Restoreskills.Dr. George D. Ricco, University
Appendix Table 4). The number of students participatingin each specific category varied with each semester (Appendix Figure 1A). In summer of 2022,the overwhelming majority of students participated in a career enrichment experience andnoticeable low participation in industry and research experiences. It remains unknown if this wasan artifact of a summer semester or a COVID-related lag. Anecdotally, it is known that manycompanies and research labs did not recruit in 2021 for 2022 summer positions due to COVID-related budget constraints.Four of the 13 curriculum outcomes were well reflected (>80%) in the high-impact experienceassignments – “attitudes,” “communication,” “teamwork,” and “project management” (AppendixFigure 2). These professional
Concept MapsAbstractThis paper describes a work-in-progress study investigating the use of concept mapping forassessing students’ conceptual knowledge over a semester in a biomedical engineering modelingcourse. The concept maps are used to evaluate the evolution of students’ skills in developingmathematical models that describing biological systems and students’ specific contentknowledge as they complete problem-based learning projects. As students gain experiencedeveloping mathematical models to answer open-ended problem-based learning questions, wehypothesize that their conceptual understanding of mathematical modeling and of the biologicalsystems studied will increase. This improved conceptual understanding is reflected by conceptmaps with
Professor and Assistant Chair, having previously spent a year in the School of Nursing. From 2008-2013, Colin was the Direc- tor of the Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Colin’s research interests are on educational pedagogy, the practical application of sim- ulation and healthcare information technology to support clinical decision-making, including advances in understanding wearable analytics for human performance assessment. Current projects involve clin- ical studies to obtain primary data-based for human performance modeling and simulation studies, and projects involving the use of conversational agent technology to improve the activities of daily
healthcaredisparities; projects developed by students are intended to ultimately aid local clinician partners.This course fits logically into the undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum, but thespecific effects of the course and its specific implementation have yet to be quantified.Methods:To quantify differences in IP creation, the office of Technology Ventures provided data on thenumber of invention disclosures, patent applications, and patents awarded. Long term, IPgeneration can be better quantified via actual awarded patents and this will be tracked in futurework. We ran a query against all the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students from 2013to 2022 to obtain these numbers. The perceptions and opinions of students were measuredthrough a
research projects have varied from sperm cryopreservation to synchrotron and laser-based x-ray imaging in various contexts, including pro- tein crystallography, thin-film surface diffraction, and phase-contrast imaging of airplane turbine blades. He currently teach at least mechanics, programming, statistics, materials science, and biomaterials, along with whatever other classes someone doesn’t want to teach that semester, at both UNC and NC State. He is particularly interested in sophomore-level labs to make them approachable and accessible while still introducing advanced BME concepts.Dr. Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Lianne Cartee is Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Joint
collaborative research projects and team teaching, specifically theideas of a shared theoretical framework and agreement on author roles. Each faculty participantwas then prompted to identify their own core values regarding teaching and course goals, beforejoining their team to collaborate on a shared set of values and goals. Participants were alsoprompted to explicitly identify the role and responsibilities of each member of their teachingteam. The shared values and course goals were further codified into a document with the goal oforienting a new team member (Appendix A). The group was also challenged to develop a surveyfor evaluation of their team dynamics and achievement of their course goals, and to use it as atool for self-reflection on the team
students feel successful, thus reinforcingSTEM identity. The perspectives of all three groups help to describe essential components of aresearch internship that can be employed in the development of high school STEM programs andways in which these programs can support URM students.Background and SignificanceCurrently, there are over one million STEM job openings without qualified applicants in theUnited States, and the field of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is projected to grow 10% from2021 to 2031 [7]. To meet growing BME workforce needs, it is essential to support initialstudent interests in STEM to aid students’ decision making. One strategy that has seensignificant success in encouraging students to pursue STEM and engineering fields has been
2021: Finding Collaborators for Large Scale Student Perceptions of BME Research led by Nicole Ramo 2. October 2021: Building the Best BME Intro Course led by Alexis Ortiz- Rosario 3. November 2021: Entering Research Program: Aligning Advisor-Advisee Expectations to Form Effective Mentoring Relationships led by Yanfen Li and Hsien-Yuan Hsu 4. December 2021: BEEC Holiday Party led by Christine King and Yanfen Li 5. February 2022: Developing Projects for Senior Design Courses led by Christine King 6. March 2022: Teaching Thermodynamics to Biomedical Engineers led by Adam