Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Mary Beth Privitera, University of Cincinnati; Daria Narmoneva, University of Cincinnati; Balakrishna Haridas, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

two-course, team-based, experimental research capstone sequence. The goal of thedevice design capstone is to advance intellectual property while providing a multidisciplinarydesign experience. In the first course of the sequence, the teams are presented with a clinicalproblem and are expected to conceive, design, prototype and evaluate devices with innovativesolutions. The course emphasizes information gathering, establishing requirements, conceptdevelopment, and evaluation. In the second course in the sequence, a verification plan isgenerated and implemented. The goal of the experimental research capstone sequence is tointroduce students to the design and conduct of a pilot study involving human subjects. To thisend, students develop a

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

between technological progress on the one hand, and existinglimitations in educational and socioeconomic resources on the other, a varied number ofvisionary frameworks and strategic plans have been put forth by commissions of theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)1, the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE)2, and the National Science Foundation (NSF)3. A strong, consistentrecommendation in these reports is the need for engineering graduates to have professionaldevelopment, or “soft” skills. The visions of these reports have particular relevance tobioengineering, a discipline whose explosive international growth is generating abundant careerdevelopment, professional development, and humanitarian development opportunities

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

will operate. The external mentor is expected to give feedback which shouldbe incorporated into future prototypes and the final functional deliverable.Device BenchmarkingThe students must develop a benchmarking plan to assess whether or not their finaldevice meets each specification. Similar to the feasibility testing, the external mentorsmay provide the appropriate medical environment in which to perform the finalbenchmarking.Functional DeliverableAll groups are expected to create a functional deliverable that solves the problem asstated in the problem description by meeting all specifications. Results from thebenchmarking tests are used to assess whether the device passes or fails eachspecification. At the conclusion of the semester

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Eileen Crisanti, University of Cincinnati; Jill Collet, University of Cincinnati; Edward Grood; Linda Moeller, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

university, and to the nation.Intr oductionCooperative education at the University of Cincinnati is an academic program. It has its owncurriculum and it is faculty driven. The Division of Professional Practice, where the co-oprtqitco"tgukfgu"kp"vjg"Wpkxgtukv{"qh"EkpekppcvkÓu"qticpk|cvkqpcn"uvtwevwtg."ku"cp"cecfgoke"wpkv"reporting directly to the Vice Provost for Academic Planning. This centralized structure ensuresthat the co-op program is administered consistently across participating colleges. There are 38academic programs that participate in co-op. In 2006, 2,916 students participated in cooperativeeducation. The co-op program at the University of Cincinnati is also geographicallycomprehensive. In 2006, those 2,916 students worked at 1,108

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

integration opportunities; and they contributed significantly to the perennialcomplaint of BME students everywhere: “how is this relevant?” Biomedical Engineeringstudents at our university are quite vocal about their undergraduate education. About 80% ofundergraduates have plans to attend graduate school or medical school. Below is a sampling ofstudent comments from Linear Systems for Biomedical Engineers end of semester evaluations:“[this course] was very tough to comprehend and had little to do with actual BMEapplications.”“Course was very abstract and frustrating; did not seem to fit into biomechanics.”“More examples or a more diverse group of examples would be beneficial. The textbook was notas clear as it could be.”“I still don’t really

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahin Sirouspour, McMaster University; Pawel Malysz, McMaster University; Ali Shahdi, McMaster University; Ryan Leslie, Quanser Inc; Mahyar Fotoohi, Quanser Inc; Paul Karam, Quanser Inc

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

average enrolment of 30 students peryear.Medical robotics is a multidisciplinary area building on the established disciplines of robotics,control systems, and medicine. Given the limited scope of an undergraduate course, the diversityof medical robotics applications, and the evolving nature of the field, it was decided toemphasize on common underlying principles of medical robotic systems rather than merelyfocusing on specific applications. This course introduces basic concepts in the design, analysisand real-time control of robotic systems within the context of medical applications. Traditionaltopics in robotics including rigid motions, coordinate systems and transformations, kinematics,and motion planning are covered. Basic principles of

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, every student in our Capstone class was assignedhis/her first or second choice of project.Solutions WorkshopsOnce a week the Capstone instructors and teaching assistants (TAs) hold “SolutionsWorkshops”, which are hour-long discussion sessions where four to five Capstone Teams areasked, one at a time, to orally summarize (in the span of approximately ten minutes) the progressthey have made to date on their Capstone projects, any hurdles or problems that have arisen, anyrecent successes that the team has experienced, any resources that are required at that juncture,and work plans for the upcoming weeks. After each team presents this information, the project isopen for discussion by the Capstone students on other teams, the instructors, and the

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

answer this question, pre-graduation exit interviews and a web-based survey were used toobtain students’ self-reported MCAT scores and the status of their medical school applicationsprocess. The survey netted a 65% response rate. Of those who responded, 54% report that Page 13.1119.5medical school is their top-choice post-graduation plan. However, there is a significant negativecorrelation (by Pearson’s and Kendall’s τb) between this fraction and student rank, meaning thatthe fraction of students specifying Standing (year in program)medical school as their top-choice plan 2nd 3rd

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

:00PM Lab work and experimentation Page 13.797.5Prevalent experiments run during my lab work period include hydroxyproline andglycosaminoglycan assays, cell culture, histology preparation, Small Angle Light Scattering datacollection and processing, and experimental design and planning. I use Microsoft Excel andMATLAB for data analysis.Student BI think in a given week my time is roughly spent:(50%) Data Analysis: I use DMAS (tracker and reporter) to digitize strain markers almost everyday I work. I also use EXCEL daily. I often use ABAQUS to calculate the strain across theGlenohumeral Capsule. Over the summer I used MATLAB to analyze my

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Thomas Keyser, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

handling, capacity planning, and line balancing, while biomedicalengineering students also designed and performed physiological case-control studies as acomponent of BME 405. Secondly, because the goal of the NISH National Scholar Award is tofoster innovation in the design of assistive technologies to increase the participation ofindividuals with disabilities in the workforce, it was important in the design to incorporate Page 13.806.2features that could maximize the number of workers able to participate in the manufacturingtasks. This requirement led to the introduction of universal design concepts, based on theuniversal design

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

what needed to be done. If students were creating modules, most faculty mentors hadthem use the Legacy Cycle model, thus incorporating understanding of learning theory into theproject. During the hands-on phase of project development, students’ misconceptions and lack ofunderstanding could be observed and addressed more fully. In many instances, a VaNTHspecialist in learning science was available as a resource for students who needed furtherguidance. In some cases, the specialist acted as a co-mentor for the project, helping to train boththe faculty mentor and the student during the summer. In another type of project, studentsassisted in planning experiments and/or analyzing data related to assessment of student learningin modules that they or

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

howdifferent ideas are separated. Each section starts with an underlined section heading to let thestudents know that a new section or topic has been started. The notes use consistent spacing inregards to indentations and bullet points, so that it is obvious where idea groupings are located.Although not shown here, key equations or points could be underlined or boxed in a differentcolor to make them stand out from the rest of the board.Of the concepts introduced in this paper, this type of preparation is what we feel has the biggestimpact on developing an engaging, clear and concise lesson. Unfortunately, it is also one of thehardest techniques to integrate into a course that has already been planned. What can be done

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Stetten, University of Pittsburgh; David Weiser, Respironics; Timothy Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha Horvath, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

stored by any wordprocessor or spreadsheet under any operating system. Powered from the USB port, the BLIPprovides +/ – 5V, eliminating the need for bench-top power supplies, which are particularlyprone to failure in the teaching laboratory.Freed from laboratory equipment, students may complete some assignments in their dorm rooms,in addition to the laboratory. Currently in our fourth year and after use by more than 200students, we can report excellent results, with many students stating satisfaction in constructingand owning their own mini-laboratory. After the current semester (Spring 2008), we plan tomake PittKits and the accompanying on-line resources available to other schools, and we hope toenlist the broader community into its further

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

integrate written, oral and visualcommunication in existing science and engineering courses. Cain Project instructors assist withcourse planning, communication instruction, instructional materials, and the evaluation ofstudent work.The technical poster assignment was first implemented in 2001. At that time students producedone poster that was graded by the course instructor. In 2002 we began refining the assignmentand required students to submit a draft and a final poster, which were graded by the course Page 13.708.3instructor and the Cain Project instructor. Over the years we observed that many students werenot able to pull out the most