Title :
Recent developments in biomedical engineering education and research in Brazil
Author :
Gehlot, Narpat S.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Cienc. e Tecnol. (Facitech), Campina Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to present recent developments in biomedical engineering (BME) education & research in Brazil. The state-of-the-art in research in BME around the world is mentioned to highlight emerging technologies. A review of BME undergraduate, graduate & research programs in Brazil is presented. A roadmap of developing BME education in Brazil is outlined. Some critical implementation issues are mentioned.
Keywords :
biomedical education; biomedical engineering; Brazil; biomedical engineering education; graduate program; research program; undergraduate program; Biomedical Engineering; Brazil; Education, Professional; Forecasting; Research;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334542
