1. Biomedical Engineering Program Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 2015 BME IDEA Snapshot Tampa, Florida October 7, 2015

2. Program Elements  Graduate (est. 2007) & undergrad (est. 2011)  47 core faculty drawn from 4 colleges  Environment: –30,000 university students, 3,200 in engineering –Top-tier vet school close to main campus –Collaborations with local hospitals and UC Denver med school –Land-grant outreach attitude toward industry  5 year undergrad program for two B.S. degrees  BS BME alone BS BME + BS Chemical & Biological Engineering BS BME + BS Electrical Engineering BS BME + BS Mechanical Engineering

3. Novel Feature – Benefits BS BME CBE EE ME CBE EE ME MS BME  Tradeoffs with respect to BS+MS programs  Provides more flexible career paths  Appeals to freshmen who can’t choose  Leverages existing coursework and resources  Builds stronger ties among existing faculty  Avoids creating another department to compete for hiring and associated resources

4. Novel Feature – Challenges  Course schedule coordination across 4+ academic units  Syncing engineering curricula with other departments  Integrating different departmental cultures –required vs. elective curricula, research vs. teaching intensive, small vs. large, varying ABET assessment methods …  Extending scholarships to cover 5 years  Campus information systems not designed to allow one program to lead to two degrees  Feeding the monster you’ve created …

5. Best Practices  MOU for departments to commit instructors  Hiring BME faculty who choose their home departments  Stu Tobet and Mahli Ruff, Friday 3-4:30, “BME Department Showcase: The Industry Connection” Outcomes BME employment Other eng. employ. Non-eng. employment Grad school Other Terumo BCT, Medtronic, Beckman Coulter, Hyde Eng., Plexus, Tolmar, Visugen n = 16