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Careers and Professional Development in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2008-2421: CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONALISM WITHIN ABIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE COURSETimothy Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen's teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and the Capstone Design sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and bioinformatics.Shayn Peirce-Cottler

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Guilford, University of Virginia; Katherine Bishop, University of Virginia; William Walker, University of Virginia; J. Milton Adams, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

, science, and engineering. During the first year ofstudy all engineering students enroll as undifferentiated engineering students. Students selecttheir major at the end of the first year. Once in the program, students work with their advisors tocraft a program of study that includes 16 elective courses. The curriculum therefore offers ample Page 13.1119.2room to customize study to students’ interests and career goals. One objective we had indesigning our curriculum was to make it possible to complete typical pre-med math/sciencerequirements without dedicating the entire elective structure toward meeting pre-medrequirements. We assumed that these

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guruprasad Madhavan, State University of New York-Binghamton; Aimee Betker, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Jennifer Flexman, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Barbara Oakley, Oakland University

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Biomedical

AC 2008-505: CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INBIOENGINEERING: TRANSLATION OF A CONFERENCE INITIATIVE TOEDUCATION AND TRAININGGuruprasad Madhavan, State University of New York-Binghamton Guruprasad Madhavan received his B.E. degree (Honors with Distinction) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India (2001), and M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York (2002). Following his medical device industry experience as a Research Scientist at AFx, Inc. and Guidant Corporation in Fremont, California, Madhavan completed his M.B.A. in Leadership and Healthcare Management from the State University of

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

bioengineering pedagogy. While it would be difficult to replicate theVaNTH REU program in its entirety, many of its components are transferable and could helpstudents who are considering faculty careers or graduate school in engineering education.1. Introduction1.1 The VaNTH ERC The VaNTH Engineering Research Center (ERC) in Bioengineering EducationalTechnologies was founded in 1999 to do research in learning science, learning technologies, andbioengineering curriculum. A partnership of Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University,the University of Texas at Austin, and the Division of Health Sciences and Technology atHarvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, VaNTH has investigated many areas ofengineering education, with a focus on

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

University of PittsburghAbstractIntramural Research Internship has been offered as a core Bioengineering course since theinauguration of the University of Pittsburgh’s undergraduate Bioengineering degree program in1998. The goal of this course is to provide a collaborative, interdisciplinary research experiencethat exposes students to pathways for graduate education and professional careers inbioengineering. By complementing the education acquired in the classroom, we have found thatthis experience is both beneficial and motivational. This paper provides an overview of ourIntramural Research Internship course and some of the unique teaching strategies that have beensuccessfully implemented over the past decade.IntroductionOur approach to

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Cardinal, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Biomedical

the regulatory process? (Mean score = 3.9) QUESTION 4: How valuable do you think this course will be for enhancing your abilities and productivity in your current/future job? (Mean score = 4.1)Responses indicate that on average, students do not feel that they have significant experience orknowledge in the topic area, but that most students foresee themselves entering a career in whichthis topic is important. As an elective course, it is not surprising that the students enrolled arethose that recognize a need or perceived usefulness for education in this area. If this course wereto be required, it is likely that the incoming knowledge and experience would remain very low,but that perceived usefulness may also decrease. For