Engaging undergraduates to solve global health challenges: A new approach based on bioengineering design

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3031-3041

  Oden, Maria ^a   Mirabal, Yvette ^a   Epstein, Marc ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Healthcare technology; International internship

Indexed keywords

CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS; FRESHMAN DESIGN; GLOBAL HEALTH; GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP; LATIN AMERICA; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES; NEW APPROACHES; REAL PROBLEMS; RICE UNIVERSITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TEAMWORK SKILLS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

DESIGN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MEDICINE; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CURRICULA;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BIOENGINEERING; CARIBBEAN REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LATIN AMERICA; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956784647     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0036-0     Document Type: Article

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