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The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum

The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum. Devices and Instruments. Goal of Workshop on Devices and Instrumentation. To Delineate: Different curricular approaches Core topics in BME instrumentation and devices that all BME students should understand

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The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum

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  1. The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum Devices and Instruments

  2. Goal of Workshop on Devices and Instrumentation To Delineate: • Different curricular approaches • Core topics in BME instrumentation and devices that all BME students should understand • Integration of engineering sciences, modern biology and clinical medicine • BME science topics underpinning devices and instrumentation • Critical skills expected of all undergraduate biomedical engineers

  3. Definitions • Medical devices - hardware that is used in understanding, accessing, manipulating and treating living things. • Biomedical Instrumentation - Devices that can be used to make measurements of biologic or medical quantities and give quantitative (or sometimes qualitative) results

  4. Taxonomy of Medical Instrumentation Abridged from: R. Galloway, http://www.vanth.org/curriculum/taxonomies/medical_instrumentation2.doc • General instrumentation Concepts • Types of instruments • Issues of electrical instrumentation • Amplifiers • Signals and Noise - Nature and parameters • Analog Filtering and Frequency Dependent Circuits • Digital Signal Manipulation • Measurement of Electrophysiology Signals • Transducers • Chemical Sensors • Radiation sensing • Output Methodologies • Storage • Issues of MEMS Sensors • Safety

  5. Curriculum Database Analysis 74 institutions with undergraduate degree programs • Multiple required courses: 6 programs • Single course with labs: 44 programs • Laboratory course only: 9 programs • No required course: 15 programs

  6. Year in which Instrumentation/Measurements is Taught 59 schools

  7. Semester in which Instrumentation/Measurements is Taught

  8. ABET Accreditation • Multiple required courses: 6 out of 6 programs (100%) are accredited • Single course + labs: 18 out of 44 programs (41%) are accredited • Laboratory only: 3 out of 9 programs (33%) are accredited • No required course: 5 out of 15 programs (33%) are accredited

  9. Course Titles

  10. Textbooks

  11. Issues for Discussion at the Workshop • Should an instrumentation course be required in BME curricula? • Where does it fit in the curriculum? • Should a lab be required with the course? • Should there be a devices and instrumentation tract? • How will courses interface with modern biology enhancements of curricula? • Is there room for the necessary prerequisites?

  12. Issues for Discussion at the Workshop • Are terminal BS students prepared for positions in industry? • What is the critical knowledge base? • Are there adequate textbooks? • How can this interface with the clinic? • What new teaching methodologies are available?

  13. BS BIOENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON • Mathematics 25 cr. • Natural Science 48 cr. • Engineering Fundamentals 17 cr. • Bioengineering Core 38 cr. • Bioengineering Senior Electives 15 cr. • Written & Oral Communication 8 cr. • VLPA & I&S 24 cr. • Electives 5 cr. • TOTAL 180 cr.

  14. BIOEN 301 Systems Analysis

  15. Michigan Tech • Undergraduate enrollment ……… 5,705 • Graduate enrollment …………….. 831 • Number of faculty ………………... 410 • Research funding ……….. $ 28,645,000 • Degrees granted (2003 – 4) …...... 1,360 • Department of Biomedical • Engineering • 175 Undergraduate students • 10 Graduate students • 6 tenure track faculty (recruiting for additional position) • BS degree program only 7 years old • Developing 4 undergraduate tracks • Biomaterials • Biomechanics • Physiological measurement • Pre-professional

  16. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BSBE) Curriculum 3/3/2005 BS BIOENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS AT MICHIGAN TECH • Mathematics 19 cr. • Physical Science 13 cr. • Life Science 12 cr. • Engineering Fundamentals 25 cr. • Bioengineering Core 16 cr. • Written & Oral Communication 6 cr. • General Education 22 cr. • Electives 17 cr. • TOTAL 130 cr.

  17. Physiological Measurement Track (under development) Required courses: • EE3010 Circuits and Instrumentation • BE3600 Biomedical Instrumentation • Biostatistics (instead of Engineering Statistics) Science electives: (2) • Bioelectric Phenomena • Techniques of Molecular Biology or Electron Microscopy Engineering electives (3) • Signal Processing • Biosensors • Implanted Active Devices • Sensors and Data Acquisition • Special Topics

  18. BE3600 Biomedical Instrumentation • Basic medical instrument and definitions • Fundamental principles of instrumentation • Biomedical sensors, signals and displays • Data acquisition and biomedical electronics • Mechanical measurements • Biopotential measurement • Chemical measurement • Optical measurements • Patient monitoring • Measurements in modern biology

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