Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha L McCarthy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Reed T. Bjork, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tasnia Tabassum, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John P Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

expected to be well above averageat 27% from 2012-2022 as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.11 As a result, BMEprograms are also growing with the demand. Our BME undergraduate program at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, which has historically encompassed sophomores and above, has morethan doubled in the last five years. This year, our college has moved to a direct departmentadmission model adding an additional surge of freshman directly to the program (78% morestudents) with progression requirements versus a secondary application.In an effort to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for these 240 freshman, we havedeveloped a mentorship program integrated with our design curriculum. The undergraduateprogram here was founded