{"id":3061,"date":"2020-07-18T10:48:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T10:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tutorsindia.com\/blog\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2024-08-02T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:35:55","slug":"biomedical-engineering-a-literature-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tutorsindia.com\/blog\/biomedical-engineering-a-literature-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedical Engineering: A Literature Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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Biomedical Engineering has seen a subsequent growth in the health care industry<\/a> over the past 40 years. However,\u00a0\u00a0 research and innovations in this field have surged in recent years amid the advancement in learning sciences. To meet the current needs of ever-growing health care infrastructure there is a dire need for designing new reforms and learning new systems and technology in engineering<\/a> education. This article provides an insight into the education related to Biomedical Engineering and an approach to enhance the conventional systems and optimize the current learning opportunities for biomedical engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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What is Biomedical Engineering?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As per the Biomedical Engineering<\/a> Society, the Biomedical Engineer as an expert to investigate and resolve problems on biology and medicine by application of sophisticated technology<\/a> to the complex issues of medical care. Biomedical Engineers teams up with health care professionals to design devices, instruments, and software, besides, to bring together knowledge from technical sources to develop new procedures and get to the bottom of clinical issues (Harris, 2003).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In other definitions, Biomedical Engineering<\/a> integrates the clinical practices and biomedical sciences with the engineering sciences by knowledge acquisition and understanding<\/a> living organisms through analytical and experimental techniques. It enhances the overall health care and medical practice by the development of algorithms, processes, devices, and systems. The figure below explains the scope of BME.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Evolution of Biomedical Engineering<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Biomedical Engineering is progressing in leading academic institutions around the globe.\u00a0 IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering<\/a> (1975) made a special attempt under its special issue in which various topics including the founding of BME, educational approaches, engineering in health care, and biomedical engineer\u2019s role in the healthcare industry<\/a> were discussed. The discussions were based on monitoring and instrumentation devices, ultrasound, bio-fluid mechanism, quantitative physiology, and clinical engineering (Tatroe & Blanchard, 1999).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Whitaker Foundation (2020) organized an international summit on BME education. The meeting produced major data that indicated the constant growth of the enrollment in BME education. It was observed that substantial biomedical service<\/a> has arisen providing opportunities to BME graduates. In 2005, the foundation sponsored another summit for designing the programs to help universities modify their existing structure of Biomedical Engineering<\/a> to meet future requirements. These summits have laid the foundation for the modern-day BME research. There have been subsequently numerous curricular reforms by The National Science Foundation for the development of engineering education. Special emphasis on the training of students for the practice of Biomedical Engineering in industries and health care organization was laid. The R&D in the field of BME is evolving till date for better assistance of engineering studies to the medical sciences (Abu-Faraj, 2008).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Relevant Sciences to BME<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

BME is itself a vast field of learning combining the medical and engineering sciences<\/a>. An extremely essential trait of expertise is the capability to smoothly distinguish and deduce significant patterns of information. A conditionalized knowledge is vital for the expertise which is obtained by modern problem-solving processes<\/a>. The enhancement in case, project, and problem-based learning have been an approach to solve issues occurring in domains of BME. These methods have been conventionally used in business and law schools, and other areas of engineering, science, and mathematics. Knowledge-centered learning and qualitative thinking by organizing key concepts are positive designs for learning environments<\/a>. The students should be able to make their thinking visible for community-centered approach (Harris, Bransford, & Brophy, 2002)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Role of Technology in BME<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

New technologies create feasibility to employ insight from learning theories to improve both the student as well as faculty learning. The authentic and difficult cases applicable to biology, medicine, mathematics relating to BME can be searched and explored using technology<\/a>. Simulated environments can give students hands-on training on realistic situations and in-depth knowledge can be gained about the subject. Electronic references are more convenient from the text-based resources in terms of search and update. Online conferences facilitate the flow of knowledge from different geographical locations. Software like MATLAB and CAD can help in mathematical modeling and visualizations in BME. Technology<\/a> has played an important role in communication and community building of the students and faculties from different continents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Key Areas of Biomedical Engineering<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The elements of crucial knowledge for efficient practice include skills and techniques<\/a>, development of skills, and educational strategies for the communication of knowledge (Biomedical Engineering Society, 1996). As per the Whitaker foundation, here are the key areas of the BME.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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