DocumentCode
1601309
Title
Upgrading BME studies in Buenos Aires, Argentine. Favaloro University
Author
Armentano, Ricardo L. ; Craiem, D. ; Pessana, F.M. ; Graf, Sebastian ; de Forteza, Eduardo
Author_Institution
Fac. de Ingenieria y Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Favaloro Univ., Buenos Aires
fYear
2006
Firstpage
363
Lastpage
366
Abstract
The Favaloro University initiated the academic path in biomedical sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a very promising area, the biomedical world offers the integration between several domains, complementing medicine with engineering topics. The profile of the graduated students proved to be very versatile, allowing their instantaneous incorporation to the competitive market in this vast field. The university strategy is to concentrate basic science in the first 3 years and add the specific biological/medical concepts in the last 2 years. The students achieve a bachelor degree that integrates their knowledge in basic sciences. Afterwards, they attend a professional 2 year cycle, choosing between biomedical, physics and medical computing branches. The results proved to be effective in terms of professional and academic quality, market insertion and even the creation of promising seeds for future enterprises
Keywords
biomedical education; medical computing; 2 year; BME; Favaloro University; academic quality; basic science; biomedical sciences; market insertion; medical computing; physics; professional quality; specific biological/medical concepts; Animals; Biomedical computing; Biomedical engineering; Cardiology; Engineering in medicine and biology; Hospitals; Laboratories; Physics computing; Research and development; Surgery; Biomedical Sciences; academic quality; bachelor degree; engineering; university;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8741-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616420
Filename
1616420
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