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Wayne State University Michele J. Grimm, Ph .D. Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

Wayne State University Michele J. Grimm, Ph .D. Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering. Overview of Program. 4-year undergraduate program Learning community/cohort structure Established Fall 2010 First graduating class May 2014 Underlying philosophy

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Wayne State University Michele J. Grimm, Ph .D. Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

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  1. Wayne State UniversityMichele J. Grimm, Ph.D.Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

  2. Overview of Program • 4-year undergraduate program • Learning community/cohort structure • Established Fall 2010 • First graduating class May 2014 • Underlying philosophy • Introduce students early and often to BME challenges and engineering tools • Develop comfort and experience of students in interacting with individuals in clinical arena

  3. Features of Course/Program • BME Design Labs in each semester of program • Design projects for actual clinical clients from first semester of program • Patients • Providers and clinicians • Interaction with clinical arena • Shadowing requirements • Summer externship

  4. Outcomes • Early in program history • Students report • Sense of community and peer support • Connection to program and field of BME • Strong motivation from client-based projects • 95% retention rate year 1 to year 2

  5. Example of Best Practices • Freshman teams assigned client-based project to design a system to allow a diabetic amputee to test his blood sugar • Four separate designs developed and presented to client • Two designs selected for further prototyping • One team chosen as finalist in 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference Undergrad Design Competition

  6. Intellectual Property • Students who develop products through a course own IP rights • Sponsored projects may have secondary restrictions depending on contract • Students are introduced to Tech Transfer Office in freshman year and given general overview • Incubator program on campus also available to work with students interested in further developing ideas

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