A shift in the traditional technocentric view of medical device design to a human-centered
one is needed to bridge existing translational gaps and improve health equity. To ensure the …

Introduction Debate around a common definition of global health has seen extensive
scholarly interest within the last two decades; however, consensus around a precise …

Undergraduate education in biomedical engineering (BME) and bioengineering (BioE) has
been in place for more than 50 years. It has been important in shaping the field as a whole …

There is a critical shortage of blood available for transfusion in many low-and middle-income
countries. The consequences of this scarcity are dire, resulting in uncounted morbidity and …

Incorporation of contextual factors into design processes is important for successful
engineering design outcomes. Through document analysis and semi-structured interviews …

Immersion experiences for undergraduate students in biomedical engineering are key
contributors to their ability to identify medical needs. Despite this, as few as 25% of surveyed …

Engineering is both a social and technical discipline, and engineering students encounter
the social aspects of engineering work in a variety of education and internship contexts …

While many tools and methodologies for assessing social impact exist and are used in the
social science and global development fields, there is a lack of standard methods for …

Users play an important role in engineering design projects, from providing the basis for
user requirements to defining how designs will be used in practice. However, student …

Effective identification and evaluation of stakeholder needs is an important part of cross-
cultural design projects that greatly increases the likelihood of project success. Engineering …