Updating the biomedical engineering curriculum: Inclusion of Health Technology Assessment subjects

This paper describes the work being carried out at Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) in Mexico City with regard to the continuous evaluation and updating of the Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum. In particular the courses regarded as part of the BME basic branch are reduced and new sets...

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Main Authors: Licona, F M, Urbina, E G, Azpiroz-Leehan, J
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical imaging
curricular design
Economics
Instruments
Laboratories
Medical services
technology management
Training
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Summary:This paper describes the work being carried out at Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) in Mexico City with regard to the continuous evaluation and updating of the Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum. In particular the courses regarded as part of the BME basic branch are reduced and new sets of elective subjects are proposed in order to bring closer the research work at UAM with the subjects in the BME curriculum. Special emphasis is placed on subjects dealing with Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Health economics, as this branch of the BME discipline is quite promising in Mexico, but there are very few professionals in the field with adequate qualifications.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626160