Title :
Biomedical engineering: Baylor Medical College-preparing for the space age, 1956-1974
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fDate :
9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The establishment of a six-week summer program entitled `Classical Physiology with Modern Instrumentation´, and its contents are described. The program was designed to train physicians and basic life scientists in the fundamentals of electronics and to train engineers of all specialities in basic medical physiology. During the period 1957-1974, over 1000 trainees from all over the world completed the course
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; training; 6 wk; Baylor Medical College; basic life scientists; basic medical physiology; classical physiology; electronics fundamentals; engineer training; modern instrumentation; physicians; summer program; training program; Airports; Back; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Instruments; Laboratories; Modems; Muscles; Physiology;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
