Title :
The need of ethics training for biomedical engineering students
Author :
Saha, Simanto ; Saha, Prabirkumar ; Krishnan, Shankar M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surg. & Rehabilitation Med., SUNY Downstate Med. Center, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Biomedical sciences is a rapidly growing field and due to its interdisciplinary nature, it presents many unique ethical challenges. Students in biomedical sciences and engineering need training in bioethics so that they are adequately prepared to face many ethical challenges that they will face in their future career as they develop new drugs and devices which may transform the lives of our future patients.
Keywords :
biomedical education; biomedical equipment; drugs; ethical aspects; bioethics; biomedical devices; biomedical engineering students; biomedical sciences; drugs; Animals; Ethics; Face; Implants; Standards; Testing; Training; Bioethics; Biotechnology; Education;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972926
