Analysis of the impact of medical technology assessment subjects on BME Curricula

This paper presents and analyzes the factors that have arisen on the implementation of the medical technology assessment and management courses, and the academic methodologies used to deal with them. Five courses that cover topics as Technology Management, Health Economics, Quality Assessment, Innov...

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Published in2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2012; pp. 5066 - 5069
Main Authors Martinez Licona, Fabiola, Azpiroz Leehan, Joaquin, Mendez, M. C., Sacristan Rock, Emilio
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2012
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Biomedical Engineering - education
Biomedical Technology - statistics & numerical data
Curriculum - statistics & numerical data
Economics
Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data
Heating
Helium
Innovation management
Mexico
Statistical analysis
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - utilization
Mexico
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Summary:This paper presents and analyzes the factors that have arisen on the implementation of the medical technology assessment and management courses, and the academic methodologies used to deal with them. Five courses that cover topics as Technology Management, Health Economics, Quality Assessment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship were designed as electives for BME curriculum and have been taught for the last two years. The activities carried out within the courses are described and their impact on the comprehension of the course contents are presented. Also, several elements and factors pertaining to the teaching-learning process are discussed. Future perspectives for the students that follow this sub-specialty branch of the BME curriculum are presented.
ISBN:1424441196
9781424441198
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347132