Biomedical EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Mark Ruegsegger, PhD PE

2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA

Program Elements

• BME Sr. capstone design course– BME students (2-3), ME students (2-3)– OT/PT grad students (1)– Engineering and clinical mentor

• Rehab Engineering/Assistive Tech– Clinical or industry; community

groups– Total of 18-20 teams annually– Supported by R25 grant

2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA

Novel Feature

• Proposed international capstone– Nanjing (NJ) University (near Shanghai)– NJ faculty: OSU post-doc (CHBE)

• Initial idea: dual capstone project– OSU and NJ teams build same device in

their own locations. – Teleconference to compare ideas/practices– Possible visit of NJ students to OSU at

beginning of year.

2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA

Novel Feature• New idea:– NJ students visit in summer, and

include 1 week of BME Engineering Design mini-camp at OSU• BME Faculty lectures • Interaction in undergrad-level Design

workshop

– NJ team to be given a project familiar to OSU faculty, who will come in Spring to serve as mentor (2-6 weeks).

2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA

Best Practices

• OSU has a collaboration “gateway” in Shanghai.

2013 BME-IDEA – Seattle, WA

Outcomes

• Student-level– Greater global appreciation of economy,

team-interactions, etc.– Broader career options – Possible dual-degree programs (in future)

• Faculty-level– Instructor professional development– Faculty interactions and research

collaborations through visiting scholars or seminar speaking.