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