Biomedical engineering education in Saudi Arabia Kingdom

Author

Haggag, Yosr ; Al-Turaiki, Mohamed ; Nassef, Ahamed

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Technol., King Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia

fYear

1988

fDate

4-7 Nov. 1988

Abstract

Modern health care devices require the skills of qualified persons who are able to select, operate, repair and maintain the complex equipment. The biomedical engineering education programs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aim for graduate trained national manpower to handle these jobs, and gradually to replace foreign manpower. Two relevant undergraduate programs are described. The first program started in 1981 as an optional program within the Electrical Engineering Department at King Abdul Aziz University (KAAU). The second program started in 1984 as an independent biomedical instrumentation program at King Saud University (KSU). The two programs are briefly outlined.<>

Keywords

biomedical engineering; educational courses; Electrical Engineering Department; KAAU; KSU; King Abdul Aziz University; King Saud University; Saudi Arabia Kingdom; biomedical engineering education programs; biomedical instrumentation program; complex equipment; graduate trained national manpower; health care devices; qualified persons; skills; undergraduate programs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0785-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95224

Filename

95224