DocumentCode
384751
Title
The Engineering World Health Summer Institute: a new educational opportunity
Author
Malkin, R.A. ; Kiani, M.
Author_Institution
Joint Program in Biomed. Eng., Memphis Univ., TN, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2002
fDate
23-26 Oct. 2002
Abstract
The Engineering World Health Summer Institute is a unique educational paradigm. EWH is a study abroad program which offers students an opportunity to receive hands-on technical training while volunteering in a developing country and earning college credit. The program is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students.
Keywords
biomedical education; training; Engineering World Health Summer Institute; biomedical engineering education; developing country; educational opportunity; hands-on technical training; study abroad program; unique educational paradigm; volunteering; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering education; Biomedical monitoring; Chemistry; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Maintenance engineering; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7612-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053465
Filename
1053465
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