Paper ID #37014Work In Progress: Professional Development Through High-Impact Experi-encesDr. Charles Patrick Jr., Texas A&M University Dr. Charles Patrick Jr. currently serves as a Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at Texas A&M University. He serves as Director of the Undergraduate Program and administers the Ideas to Innovation Engineering Education Excellence Laboratory. He is involved in Texas A&M’s Center for Teaching Excellence, the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, and the College of Engineering’s Faculty Engineering Education Group. His research focuses
practice, a skill set that is essential forstudents pursuing faculty careers, may also be a useful metric for graduate training more broadly.In the initial design of the course, we chose to move away from traditional assignments andassessments (such as quizzes and tests) to maximize the accessibility of the course. Given thatour course participants are graduate students with research responsibilities, reducing the timeburden for this course was a top priority. Still, we believe that utilizing a limited number ofungraded assessments will increase opportunities for active recall and spaced repetition without asignificant increase in participant time burden.For (3), one of the driving motivators in the inception of the course was creating
e. Develop and maintain a Design History File (DHF) for project documentation4. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts a. Consider the impact of medical devices in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts b. Apply codes of ethics c. Describe ethical considerations in research and clinical trials d. Outline steps for ethical engineering decision-making5. Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to design alearning module for students to conduct individualized, value-based, career exploration as theyapproach graduation. The learning module was implemented as part of Engineering inBiomedicine, a required weekly one-hour seminar course for senior students in BME, with 37students enrolled in the Summer of 23 semester.The course exposes BME students to the challenges, opportunities, and trends encountered byBME professionals, and practitioners in the “real world.” The course addresses current topics,emerging technologies, and careers in the biomedical engineering field through lectures andworkshops given by practicing professionals from medical device, research and developmentorganizations, hospitals and
those with complex trauma [20], [21] and should be part of any program aiming tosupport URM students. Future surveys and evidence of intern work can help qualify and quantifywhich of these elements may be impactful to URM students.This case study of a high school summer research internship adds to the evidence that researchinternship experiences contribute to STEM interest and identity. However, the data here revealthat interviewing parents can give additional details on home STEM talk and can supply crucialevidence of early family STEM recognition, a powerful element in the development STEMidentity. This study also indicates a role for parental involvement in the design of STEM highschool research experiences, as their participation may
website, and synchronous virtual professional development activities that canenable best practices for virtual communities of practices as described above. In particular, thefollowing research questions were posed: 1) who participates in virtual collaboration eventsaimed at facilitating collaborative learning of various BME education and professionaldevelopment topics?, and 2) what are the demographics of the participants of these events interms of title, role, and institution? Results of this study aim to elucidate whether a BME virtualcommunity of practice can break down the aforementioned professional silos through onlineasynchronous and synchronous knowledge transfer.Methods:The Biomedical Engineering Education Community (BEEC) [21] is a
of BME, she has also worked to revolutionize the future of graduate medical education serving as a founding member of the new Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, a first-of- its-kind engineering driven college of medicine. Amos is part of the Illinois NSF RED (Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments) research team leading efforts to innovate assessment practices for engineering toward producing more holistic engineers. Amos has a decade’s worth of expe- rience leading curriculum reform and implementing robust assessment strategies at multiple institutions.Prof. Joe Bradley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Joe Bradley is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, Health Innovation
Paper ID #40998A Perspectives-Making Approach to Biomedical Engineering Design: Entrepreneurship,Bio-Inspired Design, and ArtsDr. Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Adel Alhalawani’s teaching interests include engineering design, biomechanics, statics and mechanics of materials, biomaterials and design of manufacturing. His research has focused on bio-glass based adhesives for orthopedic applications and dental-based adhesives.Sophia KoopDr. Thomas Omwando, Simpson University Dr. Thomas Omwando holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He is an Assistant
[5]. Faculty at the University of Michigan have gone a step further todesign and implement seven “biomedical engineering in practice” modules in theirundergraduate curriculum [6]. These modules are designed to be student-centered, with most ofthe experiential learning activities occurring in the classroom. The modules led to significantlearning gains, particularly in female students. These studies show the value of incorporatingexperiential learning in the classroom with the goal of not only reinforcing course content butalso building professional engineering skills.There is a significant need for workforce development for the biopharmaceutical industry withcourses going beyond the science and emphasizing R&D skills used in process
(and throughout the world) could be helpful albeitwithout sacrificing technical degree requirements. As a result, inclusion of arts within thecurriculum may aid in counteracting the reduced enrollment trend and broaden participation inengineering [10], [11]. Studies indicate arts inclusion directly impacts recruitment and retentionof females and underrepresented minorities [11]. Without changes to current higher educationengineering curricula, the lackluster innovation trend in many global economies is likely tocontinue. Unfortunately, limited literature exists that showcases best practices for integratinginnovation and entrepreneurship into mid-level engineering coursework from a STEAMperspective.1.2 Current Approaches and Associated
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Paper ID #40178The Effect of In-Person versus Pre-recorded Final Presentations onStudent Learning Outcomes and EngagementJulie Leonard-Duke, University of Virginia Julie Leonard-Duke is a current graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at UVA highly interested in engineering education research. During her undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech, Julie was involved with engineering education research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Aca- demic Success. Additionally, Julie was named a University Innovation Fellow and through her training at the Stanford Design School designed a new