Title :
Biomedical engineering minor: an option for EE students in Argentina
Author :
Monzon, Jorge E. ; Del Valle, Eduardo E. ; Valdez, Alberto D. ; Alvarez, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina
Abstract :
In accordance with federal laws, all engineering educational programs in Argentina must be approved by the National Commission on University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU), as a pre-requisite for engineering graduates registration before professional boards. Biomedical engineering has not been listed by the government as an independent engineering discipline, preventing BME graduates registration as professional engineers in their field of expertise. To overcome this situation, the Northeastern National University UNNE developed an undergraduate BME option, which includes specific elective courses for electronics engineering students, allowing them a professional practice after graduation.
Keywords :
accreditation; biomedical engineering; educational courses; electronic engineering education; professional aspects; qualifications; training; EE students; National Commission on University Evaluation and Accreditation; Northeastern National University; UNNE; biomedical engineering; educational programs; elective courses; electronics engineering students; engineering graduates registration; federal laws; professional boards; professional engineers; professional practice; undergraduate BME option; Accreditation; Biomedical engineering; Chemical technology; Circuits; Design engineering; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering students; Nuclear electronics; Signal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280900
