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Session Description

This session highlights novel strategies for enhancing biomedical engineering education through industry collaboration, mentorship, and design-based learning. Topics include industry-academia partnerships in medical device design, mentorship programs that boost internships and career placement, and the role of learning coaches in fostering professional and academic growth.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Naji S Husseini, Dr. Leann Dourte Segan, and Jennifer M Hatch

Papers Presented

1. Industry Mentorship Program Brings Increases in BME Internships, Co-Ops, and Career Placement for Undergraduate Students [view paper]
   Lindsay Tolchin (The Ohio State University) and Dr. Rachel C Childers (The Ohio State University)
2. Mobile Bioengineering Lab: A Hands-On Workshop Series to Bring Experiments to 8th Grade Science Classes [view paper]
   Katherine Zobus (University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign) and Prof. Caroline Cvetkovic (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
3. Biomedical Engineering Master’s: Aligning Programs with Industry and Academic Stakeholder Needs [view paper]
   Dr. Marissa Gray (Brown University) and Lawrence Martin Boyd (Clemson University)
4. Development of a Unique Bioengineering Laboratory Curriculum Focused on Material Characterization of Musculoskeletal Tissues [view paper]
   Prof. Jenni Buckley (University of Delaware), Aisley Bergdoll (University of Delaware), Kyle Alexander Crawford (University of Delaware), Nikos Demetris Demetriou (University of Delaware), Laura Alison Weinstein (University of Delaware), Chelsea Davis (University of Delaware), Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney (University of Delaware), Amy Posch (Pacific Research Labs), Amelia Lanier Knarr (The Perry Initiative), and Elise Corbin (University of Delaware)
5. Toward a Health Equity Spine Across Biomedical Engineering Curriculum: A Faculty-Led Collaborative Autoethnography Exploring Lessons Learned [view paper]
   Dr. Ashley R Taylor (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Dr. Kinsley Tate (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Dr. Andre Albert Muelenaer Jr (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech), LaDeidra Monet Roberts (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Dr. Christopher Arena (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), and Dr. Sara L Arena (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)