Transcript Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education Johns Hopkins University Sohi Rastegar For More Information contact: Robert Allen [email protected].

Forum on Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
in Biomedical Engineering
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Sohi Rastegar
For More Information contact:
Robert Allen [email protected]
Course Title (1):
Homewood BME Design AssociatesBME Design Team
– Longitudinal teams: freshmen-seniors
– Team leaders are seniors: competitive process for
selection
– Required for ½ freshmen BMEs
– Work with upperclassmen on ‘fun’ projects
• e.g. Amusement park with Holter monitor
– Industrial contacts provide design projects
– Project proposals are written for customer. Work is
done primarily in the Spring Semester
– Past projects:
• http://www.bme.jhu.edu/courses/580.111/pastprojects.htm
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Course Title (2):
BME in the Real World
– Seminar style course
– Speakers from large companies (Merck,
DuPont, Medtronic, Abiomed (implantable
artificial heart)), as well as small
companies
– Speakers once/week Spring semester
• 1/3 of speakers have their own companies
– Students network with speakers after
presentation
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Course Title (3):
Honors Instrumentation Course
• Continuation of basic instrumentation
course in the Fall
• Work on projects with clinical
significance/relevance
• Work proposed by the students
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Describe particularly novel and/or effective methods
you use to teach innovation & entrepreneurship
• Longitudinal Design Team
• Keeping it unstructured with freedom to
the teams
• Involvement of Business and
Management Students in the team to
develop business plans
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How do you measure outcomes?
• Student grades- based on input from
faculty, team judgment (peer
evaluation)
• Projects judged by people from industry
• Customer surveys on product they
receive
• Detailed survey of students and leaders
• Student follow up after graduation
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Describe a course project or exercise
that exemplifies “best practices”
• Improved Foot Sensor
– Alarms/vibrates (wireless) when too much
pressure on heel or foot
– Low cost, modular design, replaceable
– Received funding from NCIIA (National Collegiate
Innovators and Inventors Alliance)
– Business plan developed by students of Carey
Program (entrepreneurship program at JHU)
• http://www.mts.jhu.edu/busminor/
– They called proposed company: “Intellisole”
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