Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez, Walter Lee Murfee, Jeffrey A LaMack, Teresa A Murray
{"title":"Mentoring for INnovative Design Solutions (MINDS): Key Design Considerations and Collaborative Teamwork across Universities for Clinical Translation.","authors":"Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez, Walter Lee Murfee, Jeffrey A LaMack, Teresa A Murray","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00090-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43683-022-00090-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main purpose of this paper is to share the Mentoring for INnovative Design Solutions (MINDS) Scholars Program developed by Alpha Eta Mu Beta, the International Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. The program's goals are to (1) introduce biomedical engineering students to an open-ended design experience as part of interuniversity teams with industry and faculty mentors, and (2) develop the ability to create designs considering clinical translatability on teams with different backgrounds and areas of expertise. MINDS uses an experiential learning approach to (1) enrich student curricular experiences through inter-institutional collaboration, (2) build engineering design skills, including three key design considerations for clinical/commercial success: intellectual property protection, regulatory strategy, and market identification; and (3) emphasize the importance of end-user considerations. From 2015 to 2022, MINDS has involved 131 students from 50 universities and 22 faculty and industry mentors. Pre- and post-program surveys show statistically significant improvements in understanding of the design process, regulatory strategy, intellectual property protection, market definition, and key product requirements and features. Students also improved communication and teamwork skills. Many students indicated that MINDS participation made them more likely to choose careers that involve product development and/or entrepreneurship. Students attained a working ability to integrate market needs, regulatory strategy, and intellectual property considerations into the design process. They also further developed soft skills, such as conflict resolution, time management, and effective communication through the challenges of inter-institutional collaboration. Additionally, the program heightened their awareness of how biomedical devices and technologies can benefit society.</p>","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35254357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T Claire Davies, Jesse Manzin, Maya Meraw, Deborah S Munro
{"title":"Understanding the Development of a Design Thinking Mindset During a Biomedical Engineering Third-Year Course.","authors":"T Claire Davies, Jesse Manzin, Maya Meraw, Deborah S Munro","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00093-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43683-022-00093-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As students gain more experience with design concepts, they should progress from novice to expert design thinkers. The purpose of this research was to identify the constructs of growth in design thinking (DT) over short- (one weekend) and long-term (10 weeks) design challenges. A DT mindset questionnaire was completed by students in a third-year undergraduate biomedical design course at the beginning of the course, after a one-weekend design challenge, and on completion of the course. After the short design challenge, an improvement in 15 of the 19 constructs was observed relative to baseline. Six of these constructs: mindfulness and awareness of the process, embracing risk, abductive thinking, envisioning new things, creative confidence, and optimism to make an impact, were sustained over the course of the semester indicating that a prolonged period of experiential learning can maintain short-term gains in DT. Three of the constructs: holistic views (considering the problem as a whole), diversity, and curiosity showed improvement following the short-term design challenge, then deterioration suggesting that situational circumstances are significant contributors to these constructs of DT. DT generally improves with the opportunity to collaborate, communicate, and design for a specific outcome. However, situational factors including team diversity, instructor expertise, dedicated time for team collaboration, and prior experiences can affect changes in the DT skillset.</p>","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9676826/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40497580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of Prosthetic Innovation in Ecuador Study Abroad Course.","authors":"Ellen P Brennan-Pierce, Debra Misuraca","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00092-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43683-022-00092-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biomedical engineering (BME) students typically have a schedule filled with specific course requirements, leaving little room for spending a semester studying abroad. We established a new short-term BME study abroad course, partnering with a non-profit healthcare organization that provides high-quality prosthetic care to underserved populations. This innovative study abroad course was met with great student demand. The impact of this short-term study abroad course is increased by developing year-long BME senior capstone design projects based on the needs identified throughout the experience in Ecuador. Shortly after the conclusion of spring semester, students and two BME faculty/staff traveled to Ecuador. During the work week, the students participated in small teams in patient evaluations, castings, fabrication of prosthetics, device fittings, rapid prototyping-testing iterations, and post-prosthesis gait training with physical therapy. Weekends included guided cultural activities. Each student maintained a journal that reflected observations and insights from these experiences. Upon return to the US, students that registered for an additional course credit created video reflection presentations and wrote project proposal reports based on the needs identified in Ecuador. The project proposal reports were used to develop a BME senior capstone design project. Pre and post course self-assessment surveys showed significant increases in five ABET learning outcomes, three BME learning outcomes, and four course-specific learning outcomes. Students who took the two-credit course reported significant increases in four more learning outcomes than students who took the one-credit course. Many students described the experience as inspiring and life-changing, and the program continues to run each summer.</p>","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9651892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40698245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Introductory Module in Medical Image Segmentation for BME Students","authors":"C. Buffinton, J. Baish, D. Ebenstein","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00085-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00085-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"47 1","pages":"95-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78231578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie J. Lunn, Cristi Bell-Huff, J. L. Le Doux
{"title":"Learning to Care: Faculty Perspectives on Developing Empathy and Inclusive Mindsets in Biomedical Engineering","authors":"Stephanie J. Lunn, Cristi Bell-Huff, J. L. Le Doux","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00077-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00077-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"21 1","pages":"123-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79348277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of a Cloud-Based Electronic Laboratory Notebook to Foster Professional Engineering Workforce Skills","authors":"Charles W. Patrick","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00076-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00076-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"7 1","pages":"305-317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81651385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Implementation of a Health Equity-Focused Python and Machine Learning Module in an Introductory BME Course","authors":"Kaitlyn Storm, J. Zhang, Eileen Haase","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00079-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00079-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"12 1","pages":"167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72963672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Casey J. Ankeny, Cody Dunton, R. Virk, E. Scott, Neha P. Kamat
{"title":"Development of a Low-Cost, Easy-to-Adopt Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program During Crisis","authors":"Casey J. Ankeny, Cody Dunton, R. Virk, E. Scott, Neha P. Kamat","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00072-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00072-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"66 1","pages":"175 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90061729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Implementation of Privilege for Sale, a JEDI Activity for a Biomedical Engineering Introductory Course","authors":"Alex J. Walsh, Shreya A Raghavan","doi":"10.1007/s43683-022-00070-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-022-00070-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72385,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical engineering education","volume":"33 1","pages":"183-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82171839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}