Teaching

BME 494/598: “Technology for Global Health” | Graduate

"Technology for Global Health” is an interdisciplinary engineering design experience that introduces key concepts and processes in biomedical technology development, with a focus on global healthcare markets. Over the semester, students will work individually and in groups to run through the cycle of biomedical device design, including needs assessment, problem definition, concept generation and iteration, prototyping and feedback. We will build working models of globally relevant medical technologies, and respond to a call for global healthcare needs. We will bring global current events into the classroom, on a daily basis, enabling us to think about the broader healthcare innovation system, and reflect on key challenges and best practices for successful biomedical engineering design in terms of global and cultural requirements.