Title :
The Engineering World Health Summer Institute: a new educational opportunity
Author :
Malkin, R.A. ; Kiani, M.
Author_Institution :
Joint Program in Biomed. Eng., Memphis Univ., TN, USA
Abstract :
The Engineering World Health Summer Institute is a unique educational paradigm. EWH is a study abroad program which offers students an opportunity to receive hands-on technical training while volunteering in a developing country and earning college credit. The program is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students.
Keywords :
biomedical education; training; Engineering World Health Summer Institute; biomedical engineering education; developing country; educational opportunity; hands-on technical training; study abroad program; unique educational paradigm; volunteering; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering education; Biomedical monitoring; Chemistry; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Maintenance engineering; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053465
