Innovative Masters Program in Cardiovascular Device Design at Lerner Biomedical Engineering
The Cardiovascular Device Design Masters Program at Lerner focuses on developing advanced biomedical engineering skills with an emphasis on addressing clinical needs. This program includes an 8-week clinical practicum, offering hands-on experience in vascular surgery, cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Students engage in design practicums where they learn to prioritize needs, prototype solutions, and conduct proof-of-concept evaluations. The curriculum also covers technical entrepreneurship and medical technology innovation, reinforcing collaboration with industry stakeholders and clinicians to enhance medical device development.
Innovative Masters Program in Cardiovascular Device Design at Lerner Biomedical Engineering
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Cardiovascular Device Design Masters Program Amy L. Lerner
Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree • 8 wk Clinical Practicum • Focus on clinical needs finding • Vascular surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery • 2 semester Design Practicum • Prioritizing needs, brainstorming, prototyping • Innovation landscape • Proof of concept evaluation • Associated Coursework • Engineering • Cardiovascular Science • Technical Entrepreneurship
Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree • Summer Clinical Practicum • Better understanding of clinical environment • Comparisons between specialty areas • Stakeholder conversations • industry reps, surgical techs, nurses, hospital value analysis committee • Improving observation and interview skills • Clinical Needs Meeting • Clinicians and engineering • Mutual Opportunity • Clinicians value interactions
Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree • Design Practicum • CTSI Seminar series on Medical Device Pathway • Mentored design process • “Biodesign” textbook • Clinical Vetting and Design Review meetings • Prototyping • Proof-of-concept • Intellectual Property • Challenges • Clinician time • Variable design experience • …
Medical Technology Innovation Masters ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree Cardiovascular Device Design ProgramBiomedical Engineering MS Degree • Expansion of program • Orthopaedics, General Surgery, other procedural specialties • Center for Medical Technology Innovation • Integration of MS program with UG program • Clinical practicum offers case studies in observation • Teaching assistants • Identification of clinical needs for UG design • Diverse Educational Content • Options for seminars for all students and staff • Improved Relationships • Industry • Clinical