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Resources and Links
Biomedical Engineering Societies
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
A society focusing on public policy related to bioengineering. AIMBE
consists of four councils: The College of Fellows, Industry Council, Council of
Societies. Membership to the College of Fellows is by nomination and
election, but academic programs are encouraged to apply for membership on the
Academic Council, the only body that represents all programs that offer degrees
at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
BME - IDEA (Biomedical Engineering - Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship
Alliance)
An alliance of programs sharing resources & experiences in innovation,
design, technology transfer & entrepreneurship in biomedical engineering education.
Council of Chairs of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
The COC is comprised of all institutions that grant undergraduate degrees
in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering and deals with undergraduate
issues.
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) of the IEEE
Career Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Career Center (http://www.biomedcc.com) specializes in working with Biomedical Engineers, both students and working professionals, to
offer services including: recruiting, consulting and career counseling.
Continuing Education in Bioengineering
Notes and links concerning Continuing Education in
Bioengineering from a forum at the American Institute of Medical and
Biological Engineering Forum, February 22, 2003.
Core Competencies
Links and materials of interest for each of the following categories:
Engineering Partnerships with interests in Core Competencies:
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CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Initiative
The CDIO Initiative is an international collaboration between top engineering schools focused on closing the gap
between real-world engineering expectations and the present state of undergraduate engineering education. Founded in the late 1990's within the
Aero and Astronautical Engineering Department at MIT, the CDIO Initiative is now comprised by over 14 institutions worldwide and is continuing to grow. The
CDIO Syllabus Report, published in 2001, provides the framework for this initiative.
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Foundation Coalition
One of eight engineering coalitions funded by the National Science Foundation, the Foundation Coalition
focuses primarily on the first two years of engineering curricula - the "foundational years". This site
is a great resource for curricular and pedagogical materials including sets of concept inventories
in areas such as: Fluid Mechancs, Heat Transfer, Signals & Systems, and Thermodynamics.
Educational Outreach
Notes and links concerning Bioengineering
Educational Outreach to K-12 as well as the scientfic education of the general populace. Notes are from a round-table discussion at
the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering Forum, February 22,
2003.
Pedagogical Techniques and the Learning Sciences
Online version of the book, "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School".
Publications (documents related to the field of bioengineering from sources outside the VaNTH ERC)
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Development of Bioengineering as a Science Based Engineering Discipine
K.J. McLeod et al., Department of Bioengineering, Binghamton University - State University of New York.
This document presents an interesting discussion of bioengineering
as a science based discipline. The key question asked is whether there exists a set of
fundamental concepts particular to bioengineering, as opposed to bioengineering being only application based,
e.g., biomedical engineering, or a sub-discipline of traditional engineering fields, e.g., biomechanical,
biochemical, or bioelectrical engineering.
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Biomedical engineering education and industry: matching the product to the customer
Friedman, M.A. IFMBE NEWS. No. 19, January, 1996.
This article summarizes a plenary lecture given at the VII Mediterranean Conference on Medical
and Biological Engineering in Jerusalem, September, 1995. Dr. Friedman is Professor
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Pathology at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
The article discusses how academia and industry must work jointly in order for each group
to meet the demands and needs of the other. The problems outlined in this article are consistent with much of the motivation
that has driven VaNTH's curriculum work, in particular the Key Content Survey.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
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