DocumentCode
1333574
Title
Biomedical engineering: Baylor Medical College-preparing for the space age, 1956-1974
Author
Geddes, L.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Bioeng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Volume
10
Issue
3
fYear
1991
fDate
9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract
The establishment of a six-week summer program entitled `Classical Physiology with Modern Instrumentation´, and its contents are described. The program was designed to train physicians and basic life scientists in the fundamentals of electronics and to train engineers of all specialities in basic medical physiology. During the period 1957-1974, over 1000 trainees from all over the world completed the course
Keywords
biomedical engineering; training; 6 wk; Baylor Medical College; basic life scientists; basic medical physiology; classical physiology; electronics fundamentals; engineer training; modern instrumentation; physicians; summer program; training program; Airports; Back; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Instruments; Laboratories; Modems; Muscles; Physiology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.84189
Filename
84189
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