UCSD’s Institute of Engineering in Medicine: Fostering Collaboration Through Research and Education

Author

Chien, Shu

Author_Institution

Inst. of Eng. in Med., UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

2012

fDate

7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

41

Abstract

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was established in 1961 as a new research university that emphasizes innovation, excellence, and interdisciplinary research and education. It has a School of Medicine (SOM) and the Jacobs School of Engineering (JSOE) in close proximity, and both schools have national rankings among the top 15. In 1991, with the support of the Whitaker Foundation, the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering was formed to foster collaborations in research and education. In 2008, the university extended the collaboration further by establishing the Institute of Engineering in Medicine (IEM), with the mission of accelerating the discoveries of novel science and technology to enhance health care through teamwork between engineering and medicine, and facilitating the translation of innovative technologies for delivery to the public through clinical application and commercialization.

Keywords

biomedical education; further education; health care; team working; IEM; Institute of Engineering in Medicine; JSOE; Jacobs School of Engineering; SOM; San Diego; School of Medicine; UCSD Institute of Engineering; University of California; Whitaker Foundation; Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering; clinical application; education; health care; innovative technology; interdisciplinary research; research university; teamwork; Biomedical engineering education; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Research and development; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; California; Humans; Schools, Medical; Tissue Engineering; Universities;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pulse, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

2154-2287

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPUL.2012.2196835

Filename

6248746