Title :
Biomedical engineering curriculum:- a comparison between the USA, Europe and Australia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
This paper compares biomedical Engineering (BME) curricula in the USA, Europe and Australia. It reports on the shortcomings of the Australian curricula.
Keywords :
biomedical education; reviews; Australia; Europe; Masters level course work; USA; academic expertise; biomedical engineering curriculum; course handbook; educational establishments; government policy; historical perspective; information sources; international; marketability; overseas trends; postgraduate; research expertise; research funding; students; undergraduate; Australia; Biomedical computing; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Employment; Engineering profession; Europe; Physiology; Professional societies; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019726
