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Our Introduction to Biomedical Engineering course presents an overview of a variety of biomedical engineering topics, which span research, development, and design for biomedical problems, diagnoses of disease, and therapeutic applications. This broad curriculum is intended to enable freshman students to determine if biomedical engineering is the right field of study for their career goals. This curriculum also provides a strong awareness of biomedical engineering activities before starting engineering and physiology core courses, so that students may relate fundamentals presented in core courses to BME issues presented in the introduction course.
The course focuses on four major fields within biomedical engineering:
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Biomedical Imaging |
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Neural Engineering |
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Cardiac Bioelectricity |
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Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering |
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In addition, other fields of biomedical engineering are highlighted throughout the course. Guest speakers from industry and clinical practice provide even greater breadth to the course. This year, Dr. Mark Kroll, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at St. Jude Medical, guest lectured. Dr. Kroll spoke about the "History and Future of Defibrillation." |
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