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Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Erika M. Pliner, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Kurt E. Beschorner, University of Pittsburgh; Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #30198Work in Progress: Engaging Early Career Students in Bioengineering withStudent-Specific ContentDr. Erika M Pliner, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Erika Pliner is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia. Her research interests are fall prevention in the workplace and among older adults, postural control and sensory reweighting, and engineering education. Erika received her PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in human movement biomechanics. She received her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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William H. Guilford, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #28637Clinician-engineer career bias and its relationship to engineeringdesign self-efficacy among Biomedical Engineering undergraduatesDr. William H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is also the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont. His

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Annie Wang

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Paper ID #29177Preparing Early Career Biomedical Undergraduates through Investigationsof Stakeholder Needs: A Qualitative AnalysisDr. Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan Christian earned a B.Sc. in biomedical engineering from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA) in 2012. He went to go on and received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA) in joint program with Emory University and Peking University in 2019. There he was a recipient of a Ford Fellowship, and received honors for his role as graduate teaching assistant. Currently, Christian is an

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, Ohio State University; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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fields (U.S. Bureau of Labor, 2019) despite thegrowing interest of students in majoring in BME. One empirical study shows that BME majors are sought after,with a high number of pre-majors in our university. On the other hand, industry has the lowest interest in BMEstudents compared to other engineering majors at one institution (Nocera et al. 2018, Ortiz-Rosario et al. 2019).BME students reported three possible career outcomes with accepted industry positions (30%), furthereducation (54%), and looking for a job (16%) upon their graduation. Herein, we present an exploratory analysisof career data from a large Midwestern research-intensive university comparing the interest of variousengineering majors in acquiring industry jobs.The biomedical

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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Emmett Jacob Springer; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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constructed to analyze what predictorconstructs contribute to a stronger identity for either engineering or science and how theseidentities influence career path goals and choices. This study shows that recognition from othersis a significant predictor of individual identity and that personal interest is a significant predictorof how an individual views BME. Gender was not found to influence professional identity orperception of BME in this study.1. IntroductionWhile biomedical engineering (BME) continues to grow as a discipline and the number ofprograms increase, there continues to be difficulties with defining BME [1][2]. BMEincorporates aspects of several science disciplines including biology, chemistry, and physics, aswell as traditional

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Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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value in leading to a career in BME, which is consistentwith outcomes-focused prior studies. Beyond that, students discussed the ability to connect howthey see themselves as a biomedical engineer and a general interest in the work and non-careerrelated opportunities available to them through their co-curriculars. While the discussion of costwas minimal in our study, time was also a factor for students’ decision to participate in co-curriculars. These additional findings indicate that students can also be motivated to participatein co-curriculars through other means than just the outcomes studied in prior co-curricularliterature.IntroductionStudent engagement in higher education settings has long been studied as a predictor for collegestudent

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nicole M. Iverson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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to the field plays in shaping career decisions and actions isexemplified in a recommended roadmap to a successful career in BME [3]. Step three out of 25is “develop a comprehensive understanding of the field and its key divisions.” (p. 1556).Acknowledging the need for broad exposure to the field, the instructor of an introduction toBME course (the second author) decided to reconsider the purposes and design of a term paperassigned in the course. Since the assignment’s inception, one purpose was to provide students’choice to delve into something they care about but for which there was not time in the course todiscuss. The topics students selected were managed in so far as they could not duplicate a topicin any one offering of the course; this

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Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Amber L. Doiron, University of Vermont; Jason H.T. Bates, University of Vermont; Ryan S. McGinnis, University of Vermont; Juan Jose Uriarte, University of Vermont; Niccolo M. Fiorentino, University of Vermont; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Rachael A Oldinski

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VermontProf. Rachael A Oldinski American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: A Vertically-Integrated, Project-Focused Approach to Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering EducationIntroduction The Biomedical Engineering (BME) program at the University of Vermont (UVM) iscurrently restructuring its required curriculum into a vertically-integrated, interdisciplinary corefocused on engineering design and active learning instructional methods in order to prepare ourstudents for dynamic engineering careers in the modern era. Engineering solutions to current andfuture grand challenges are increasingly interdisciplinary, which is especially true in

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; Beth A. Lopour, University of California, Irvine

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agreed that it increased their interest in the field ofneuroscience. Furthermore, 87.5% of the students reported that the program increased theirinterest in pursuing scientific research as a career, and 91.67% of the students reported that itincreased their interest in obtaining a graduate degree.With advancements in hardware and open source software, the authors were able to develop anovel low-cost approach for introducing neuroscience, BME, and BCIs to high school students.Future work will expand the program to other BCI applications and developing online lecturemodules that complement the laboratory portion of the program. In addition, the authors plan tointroduce the program to other summer programs to assess its scalability and efficacy

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Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Michael P. Rathslag, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brittany R. Van Vleet, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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also has led multiple curricular initiative in Bioengineering and the College of Engineering on several NSF funded projects.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge

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Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Ryan P. Devine, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

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especially crucial towards proper career development. The data attained fromlab assignments can remarkably improve students’ understanding of classroom concepts byallowing students to observe the strengths and weakness of various scientific theories.Compared to traditional engineering disciplines (civil, mechanical, etc.), biological engineering(BE) students have been found to have different motivations for entering the engineering field;therefore, it is paramount that the BE engineering education community capitalizes on thisdifference to address the systemically lackluster engineering student retention rate.[1] BE studentsare largely driven to the field for the opportunity to benefit society, which differs compared totraditional engineering majors

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Jasmine Naik, University of California, Irvine; Emil Martin Lundqvist, University of California, Irvine; Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; Anna Grosberg, University of California, Irvine

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. Available: https://learn.org/articles/What_is_Tissue_Engineering.html[4] (2019, September 3). Biomedical Engineer: Career Definition, Job Outlook, and Education Requirements. Available: https://learn.org/articles/Biomedical_Engineer_Career_Definition_Job_Outlook_and_Ed ucation_Requirements.html[5] C. D. Lam, M.; Mehrpouyan, H.; Hughes, R. , "Summer Engineering Outreach Program for High School Students: Survey and Analysis," American Society for Engineering Education, 2014.[6] A. C. Warren, H.; Ludwig, M.; Heath, K.; Specking, E., "Engaging Underrespresented Students in Engineering through Targeted and Thematic Summer Camp Content (Work in Progress, Diversity)," American Society for

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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of programming may each be most relevant for different types of careers,but BME programs generally do not know what careers their students will have, and with acrowded curriculum, choices have to be made about what type of computing course(s) to require.In some cases this decision is made for all programs by the engineering school, but more than60% of universities give BME the responsibility of deciding on fundamental programmingcourses, and additional applications courses are at the discretion of the department. The data may be useful in several ways. They show a diversity of approaches, withMATLAB, CAD, and modeling being the most prevalent courses. In general, they allow aprogram to judge whether it is in the mainstream of BME

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Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Jessica Dare Kaufman, Endicott College

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Paper ID #29008Work In Progress: Improving student engagement in undergraduatebioinformatics through research contributionsDr. Jessica Dare Kaufman, Endicott College Jessica Kaufman began her engineering career as a chemical engineering major at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer, primarily in food and pharmaceuticals. Her work in biopharmaceuticals inspired her to earn a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. Since 2008, Jessica has worked at Endicott College and taught a wide range of biotechnology and bioengineering courses. Her

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Rachel C. Childers, University of Oklahoma; Handan Acar, University of Oklahoma

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thegrade and course requirements. Another 6 students met the grade requirements but did notattempt one of the five required classes. Of the Switchers that met all the requirements, they weredisproportionately female (n=16), that is ~76% of the group. Almost all of the Switchers that metall of the requirements, switched into another major that was STM, except for a couple thatswitched into another engineering major. Speculating, it is possible that some of the highachieving students are leaving for another typical pre-med major, which may be perceived as“easier” than BME. They may also be leaving due to attitudes about perceived career prospectsof BME majors relative to other STEM majors, documented by others [10], [11]. Clearly, thereis a

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Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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Kelsey Nicole Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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curriculum. An appendix presents a tabular listing of these academic papers andsome of their descriptors.II. Overview of the New Kansas State University Biomedical Engineering CurriculumThe Kansas State University (KSU) Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum (128 credithours) incorporates core courses (102 credit hours – see Figure 1) coupled with technicalelectives (26 credit hours – see Figure 2), where the latter comprise an area of emphasis [1]–[3].Every student in the program takes the core courses, but technical electives vary depending on astudent’s chosen emphasis area and career path. For example, the BME core courses, whencoupled with the required technical electives for an emphasis area (see the next section) and 9credit hours of

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Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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momentum transfer; medical product and process modeling; biomaterials; and entrepreneurship, innova- tion and commercialization in engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Spicing Up Instruction of Professional Topics in Biomedical EngineeringFull preparation for careers in the medical device industry requires that biomedical engineersenter the workforce with not only design and technical skills but also working knowledge oftopics such as device regulation, standards, intellectual property, healthcare economics, anddocumentation. There is growing demand for engineers who possess a combination of bothtechnical knowledge and understanding

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Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; G. Bryan Cornwall, University of San Diego

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]. Contextualizing course topics is a strategy to combat studentdisengagement by providing real-world examples related to course topics allowing students tosee the applications of abstract theoretical concepts [3]. Providing real-world context fortechnical topics covered in engineering courses is typically accomplished through case studies[4], [5]. While case studies can be useful in practice as an intellectual exercise, the skills ofanalyzing a case study are not necessarily drawn upon during an engineer’s career followinggraduation. More commonly, engineers working in industry, government or academia useprimary research literature to inform the engineering decisions made in their work. As such,learning how to read and interpret scientific articles is

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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as is his B.S. degree. He holds an M.S. in MBE, also from Ohio State. He was the director of the BME program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) from 2009 to 2017. He has been teaching at MSOE since 1990. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Redesigning a Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence toEnhance Student EngagementThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology Criterion 5 states that an accreditedundergraduate engineering curriculum must include a capstone design process to better prepareits graduates for careers in engineering [1]. One common pedagogical approach to teachingdesign focuses on problem-based learning and includes clinical

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Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University

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to teams who met in-person. Our results show that location separation was not a factor in the success of student teams.This finding suggests, students and learners, who may not be able to participate in a brick andmortar university, can participate in innovation-based teams and the innovation-based learningculture. By increasing the inclusion of members, a diversity of mindset can be attained, whichthe authors believe may increase a team’s ability to creatively solve current healthcarechallenges.IntroductionRapidly Changing Career NeedsEducational researchers are working towards developing and integrating new teaching practicesthat equip students with experience in relevant technology, virtual workspaces, andmultidisciplinary teamwork

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Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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Eileen Haase, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins University

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study, and this course, “Biochemistry”, was their first class within thebiomedical engineering department. One of the goals of the course was to excite the studentsabout their future careers in biomedical engineering. All of the students agreed (100%) that thecourse topics were “interesting with relevant examples” and 98% felt that “biochemistry is animportant course in BME and provides essential knowledge and skills”. A summary of theresults from the end-of-semester survey is provided in Figure 5.The enthusiasm of the Uganda students for active learning was not surprising. Previous studieshave indicated that active learning is not only more effective, but also more fun [9]. From thefirst day of class, the focus was on engaging students to be