A Third Generation Physiology Lab Course for Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences

Biomedical engineering and health science education has progressed from developing the instrumentation measuring physiological signals, to practical hands-on labs measuring those signals. Now, a third generation lab has been developed providing three major improvements over second-generation labs. First, new hand held, battery powered devices untether the student to allow signals to be measured away from the bench. Second, large databases allow the students to compare their normal signals to abnormal signals so they can better identify disease. Third, clinical labs prepare students to become the "Chief Technical Officer" of physician\´s practices, training the student to assist the physician treat and diagnose disease.