Cardiovascular Device Design Masters Program Amy L. Lerner

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 Program Biomedical 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 Program Biomedical 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 – … Cardiovascular Device Design Program Biomedical 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 Cardiovascular Device Design Program Biomedical Engineering MS Degree Medical Technology Innovation Masters Program Biomedical Engineering MS Degree