Enhancement of the Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum at Yale University

建议编号：0230646 PRINCIPAL调查员：Saltzman，WilliamINITUTION名称：耶鲁大学TITLE：加强耶鲁大学生物医学工程本科课程摘要该项目将通过强调a)教师在整个4年制理科学士课程中与所有级别的学生的参与；b)通过实验室、讲座和电子媒体整合知识展示；以及c)确定代表耶鲁大学研究人员的优势和工业重要性领域的重点领域。我们提出了一个核心课程，介绍BME的核心科学，以及在我们的重点领域提供高级培训的专门课程：生物医学成像、生物力学和生物分子工程。我们将分两个阶段实施这项建议。在为期12个月的规划阶段，我们将提供两门新课程(大一和大四各一门)，并实施新的初级实验单元，其中包括分子和细胞生物学的概念。我们还将探讨新的概念，并为第二阶段制定一个协调一致的计划，超过12个月的规划期，其中将包括重新制定核心的BME课程，并在我们的重点领域增加新的高级选修课。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230646PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Saltzman, WilliamINSTITUTION NAME: Yale UniversityTITLE: Enhancement of the Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum at Yale UniversityAbstractThe project will reformulate the biomedical engineering undergraduate curriculum at Yale by emphasizing a) faculty involvement with students at all levels throughout the 4 year B.S. program; b) integration of presentation of knowledge through laboratory, lecture, and electronic media; and c) definition of selected areas of emphasis that represent strengths of the Yale research faculty and areas of industrial importance. We propose a core curriculum that presents the core science of BME as well as specialized tracks that provide advanced training in our areas of emphasis: biomedical imaging, biomechanics, and biomolecular engineering. We will implement this proposal in two phases. During the 12-month planning phase, we will offer two new courses (one each at the freshman and senior-levels) and implement new junior-level laboratory modules that incorporate concepts from molecular and cellular biology. We will also explore new concepts and develop a coordinated plan for the second phase, beyond the 12-month planning period, which will include reformulation of the core BME courses and the addition of new advanced level electives in our areas of emphasis.