Defining new aims for BME programs in Latin America: the case of UAM-Iztapalapa.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2016: 4333-4336, 2016 Aug.
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The need for upkeep and management of medical technology has fostered the creation of a large number of under graduate programs in the field of biomedical Engineering. In Latin America alone, there are over 85 programs dedicated to this. This contrasts with programs in other regions where most of the undergraduates continue on to pursue graduate degrees or work as research and development engineers in the biomedical industry. In this work we analyze the situation regarding curricular design in the 48 BME programs in Mexico and compare this to suggestions and classifications of programs according to needs and possibilities. We then focus on a particular institution, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and due to its characteristics and performance we propose that it should redefine its aims from the undergraduate program on, in order to not only generate research but also to provide a nurturing environment for a budding biomedical industry in Mexico.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ingeniería Biomédica
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
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En
Revista:
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
Año:
2016
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Article
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Estados Unidos