Work-in-Progress: Clinical Observation Module to Introduce Biomedical Engineering Students to Health Design Thinking Principles and Practices
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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5
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41659
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https://peer.asee.org/41659
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257
Paper Authors
Thea Pepperl
Thea Abad Pepperl is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering. Dr. Pepperl received a B.S. in Biomedical & Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a faculty fellow in the VCU HHMI Inclusive Excellence Program, through which she facilitates faculty development programs to increase and assess the use of inclusive methods of teaching in STEM classes. She is a PI on a VCU Community Engaged REAL Impact grant to promote community-engaged research in the biomedical engineering classroom and a PI on a VCU First-Generation Student Success research grant that will use participatory action research practices to study first-gen student struggles and successes in the VCU College of Engineering. Dr. Pepperl pedagogical and research interests incorporate the use lateral thinking, Theater of the Oppressed exercises, and reflection in the biomedical engineering curriculum.
Abstract
This Work in Progress paper describes the implementation of a two-week module focused on health design thinking principles and practices into a Fall 2021 practicum course required for first-year biomedical engineering students. Upon completion of the module, students were expected to be able to conduct clinical observations using a variety of ethnographic instruments, express insights and identify needs following a video of a simulated clinical event (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and reflect on their learning and its impact. Student reflection papers were collected and analyzed for themes related to students’ professional goals, civic and community engagement, and needs identification. The initial results of the thematic analysis are presented in this paper. Based on the results, we will discuss challenges related to the implementation of the program and suggest modifications intended for Fall 2022.
Pepperl, T. (2022, August), Work-in-Progress: Clinical Observation Module to Introduce Biomedical Engineering Students to Health Design Thinking Principles and Practices Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41659
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