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Session Description

This session highlights experiential learning approaches that bridge biomedical engineering education with real-world applications. Presentations will explore laboratory curriculum innovations focused on musculoskeletal tissue characterization, the development of a mobile bioengineering lab for middle school outreach, and the integration of undergraduate clinical immersion experiences.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney and Prof. Christine E King

Papers Presented

1. Engineering in Clinical Practices: An Evidence-Based Review of Two-Course Sequence [view paper]
   Charlotte Da Jung Sevrain (Vanderbilt University), Nathan Zhang (Vanderbilt University), Dr. Michael I. Miga (Vanderbilt University), and Dr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner (Vanderbilt University)
2. Learning Coaches as Facilitators for Collaborative Academic and Professional Culture Among Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Students [view paper]
   Mr. Brandon Fugger (University of North Dakota), Blair Dupre (University of North Dakota), Mercedes Terry (University of North Dakota), Abigail Tubbs (University of North Dakota), Dr. Enrique Alvarez Vazquez (University of North Dakota), and Ryan Striker P.E. (University of North Dakota)
3. A Design-Based Research Course for Biomedical Engineering Students [view paper]
   Ms. Amanda Bacon (University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign) and Prof. Holly M Golecki (University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign)
4. Building and Integrating an Undergraduate Clinical Immersion Experience to Expand Impact [view paper]
   Prof. Benjamin Hawkins (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), Dr. Christopher Heylman (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), and Dr. Michael D Whitt (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
5. Advancing Equity in Biomedical Engineering Education: Insights from Clinical Observations and Needs-Finding Courses [view paper]
   Alyssandra P Navarro (University of Arkansas), Miss Jacquelynn Ann Horsey (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), Thomas Hudnall McGehee (University of Arkansas), Bryce Williams (University of Arkansas), Timothy J. Muldoon (University of Arkansas), and Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany (University of Arkansas)