Undergraduate ProgramFischell Department of Bioengineering

University of Maryland

Adam H. HsiehAssociate Professor and Associate Chair

Director of Undergraduate StudiesFischell Department of Bioengineering

University of Maryland

A presentation to theFischell Department of Bioengineering

External Advisory BoardMay 17, 2013

Why choose UMD-BIOE?

1. UMD-BIOE offers a comprehensive, broad-based bioengineering education with

opportunities to specialize.

2. UMD bioengineers are trained not only to apply engineering concepts to biological systems but also to understand the biology.

3. We are a young, energetic, and growing department, whose undergraduate and graduate programs are rising in prestige.

4. Our faculty members have a shared vision of excellence for our department.

5. We engage in “bleeding edge” technologies and research, and are embedded in a research-rich geographical region.

6. BIOE students, among the highest achievers in engineering, work together on cooperative projects and push each other in a demanding curriculum.

BIOE Undergraduate Population

• Incoming Freshman Statistics

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Admitted 84 208 206 209 215 253 278 293

Enrolled 25 78 69 75 72 116 118 107

Mean GPA Enrolled 4.15 4.26 4.16 4.01 4.17 4.20 4.33 4.28

Mean SAT Enrolled 1384 1352 1360 1383 1415 1385 1399 1396

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2012-2013 Curriculum Updates

• BIOE 120 became Keystone course in A James Clark School of Engineering• Provides additional instructional support• Undergraduate teaching fellows provide more contact hours

• BIOE 120 compiling repository of problems to supplement BSCI courses• BSCI and CHEM instructors commended our treatment of biology and chemistry• BSCI instructors indicated their desire to incorporate more quantitative problems

in their courses

• Re-arranged curriculum to have more balanced distributions of BSCI, BIOE courses

• Defined formal track program, implemented starting Fall 2012

• Applied for, and was awarded, $40,000 from the USM Carnegie Award Course Redesign Program to assist in innovative approaches to teach our large-enrollment, multi-section BIOE 120 course (Villanueva, Hsieh, Sriram)

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Curriculum

1st Year• BIOE120 & 121: Biology for Engineers & Lab• ENES100: Intro to Engineering Design• ENES102: Mechanics I• MATH140: Calculus I• MATH141: Calculus II• CHEM135 & 136: Chemistry for Engineers & Lab• PHYS161: General Physics I• ENGL101: Introduction to Writing• General Education I

2nd Year• BIOE232: Biological Thermodynamics• BIOE241: Biocomputational Methods• BIOE371: Bioengineering Math & Statistics• ENES220: Mechanics II• MATH241: Calculus III• MATH246: Differential Equations• CHEM231 & 232: Organic Chemistry & Lab• PHYS260 & 261: General Physics II & Lab• Biological/Chemical Science Elective I• General Education II

3rd Year• BIOE331: Biofluids• BIOE332: Biological Transport Processes• BIOE340: Physiological Systems & Lab• BIOE404: Biomechanics• BIOE457: Biomedical Electronics & Instrumentation• BSCI330: Cell Biology & Physiology• Engineering Science Elective I• General Education III: Oral Communication• General Education IV

4th Year• BIOE420: Bioimaging• BIOE453: Biomaterials• BIOE485: Capstone Design I• BIOE486: Capstone Design II• ENGL393: Technical Writing• Biological/Chemical Science Elective II• Engineering Science Elective II• Bio/Chem/Engr Flex Elective• General Education V• General Education VI

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Bioengineering Tracks

• General Bioengineering Studies• Biological Engineering• Biomechanics & Biomaterials• Biocomputational & Systems• Biomedical Instrumentation• Pre-Health Professions

• Track Composition• 2 Foundation Courses Derived from the Required Program• 2 Engineering Electives• 2 Bioscience Electives• 1 Flex (Engineering / Bioscience) Elective

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2012-2013 Scholarship in Practice

• BIOE Capstone Senior Design Project• Partner with hospital affiliates, such as UM Medical Center• Teams rotate through clinics, work with BIOE/physician mentors to solve problems

• Bioengineering Departmental Honors Program *newly enhanced*• Formalized enrichment aspect of the Honors Program with seminar series• Research Based Program with Undergraduate Research Advisor

• Apply in Spring of 2nd year, undertake research during 3rd and 4th years• Culminates in Research Presentation and Undergraduate Thesis

• Program Director: Dr. Adam Hsieh

• Individualized Undergraduate Research • Students approach faculty for research opportunities for credit or paid positions• Department disseminates research opportunities with affiliates and partners

• Conferences and Symposia• Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) National Conference• JHU/UMD Undergraduate Research Symposium *new*

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Notable Scholarship in Practice Achievements 2012-2013

• BIOE Capstone Senior Design• Students from 2012 BIOE Capstone Design launch startup Wesk Medical, LLC,

based on group’s endotracheal aerosol-generating (ETAG) catheter, pat. pending. • Students from 2012 BIOE Capstone Design work with Robert Fischell on football

helmet attachment to minimize neck injury, form Guardian Helmets, LLC.

• BIOE Honors Program• Kelley Heffner, first graduate of the program in 2012• Janina Vaitkus (‘13) wins university-wide Honors Best Research Thesis Award

• JHU/UMD Undergraduate Research Symposium• Mary Natoli (‘14) wins Best Presentation at the inaugural JHU/UMD Undergraduate

Research Symposium

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Continuing Outreach and Educational Initiatives

• BIOE 100: Introduction to Mathematics with Engineering Applications• Drs. Leigh Abts, Ian White, Chris Jewell• Friendship Public Charter School, Washington, DC• Oxon Hill High School, Prince George’s County, MD• Wheaton High School, Montgomery County, MD

• Research Experience for Teachers• PI: Dr. Leigh Abts• Teachers evaluated many of the hands-on laboratories within the curriculum, and

helped to identify tools to evaluate the success of the course

• Innovation Portal (http:\\www.innovationportal.org)• Led by Dr. Leigh Abts• Collaborative effort among educators nationally that allows students to create,

maintain, and share digital portfolios• Since 2010, 9953 users have created 4836 portfolios

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Student Affairs

• Student Handbook and Student Advising

• Post-Baccalaureate Workshops• Medical School Workshop• BIOE Career Workshop• BIOE Graduate School Workshop• BIOE & Study Abroad Workshop

• Awards• University of Maryland• A. James Clark School of Engineering• Fischell Department of Bioengineering

· FDB Outstanding Junior Award· FDB Outstanding Senior Award· Outstanding Research Award· Outstanding Volunteer Award· Outstanding Citizen Award· Bentley Award· Huskamp Award· Schatz Award· Seymour & Faye Wolfe Scholarship

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Future of Bioengineering

• Occupations with the Largest Percentage Growth Expected Through 2018• U.S. Labor Department, Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Biomedical engineers 72%• Network systems analysts 53%• Home health aides 50%• Personal and home-care aides 46%• Financial examiners 41%• Medical scientists 40%

• Most Valuable Major is Biomedical Engineering• Forbes, May, 2012

• The University of Maryland is #3 in Engineering According to Industry Recruiters• The Wall Street Journal, September 2010

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Student Internships

• BIOE students participating in an internship during their tenure at UMD

• Co-op or Internship Employers• General Electric Healthcare (10)• MedImmune (9)• National Institutes of Health (17)• National Institutes of Standards and Technology (8)• University of Maryland (50)• US Army Research Laboratory (6)• US Department of Agriculture (6)• US Food and Drug Administration (19)• W.L. Gore (5)

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2006 – 2007 2007 – 2008 2008 – 2009 2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011

32 31 46 69 76

Student Placement

• BIOE graduates entering health sciences programs (MD/DO/Dent)

• Health Sciences Programs• Case Western Reserve University• Dartmouth • Johns Hopkins University• New York Medical College• Tufts University (Dent)• University of Maryland (Dent)• University of Maryland (Med)• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Applicants Admits Withdrew Admit Rate

2010 13 9 1 75.0%

2011 16 12 1 80.0%

2012 11 5 3 62.5%

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• Graduate Schools• Columbia University• Cornell University (Vet)• Duke University• Georgia Institute of Technology• University of California, Berkeley• University of California, San Diego• University of Maryland• University of Michigan (Law)• University of Pennsylvania• University of Virginia

Student Placement

• BIOE graduates at the time of graduation

• Employers• Accenture• Canon Life Sciences• General Electric Healthcare• Johnson & Johnson• MedImmune• Medtronic• US Army Research Lab• US Food & Drug Administration• WL Gore• National Institutes of Health

Employed Grad School Undecided Total Mean Salary

2010 14 (40%) 14 (40%) 7 (20%) 35 $59,000

2011 11 (28%) 16 (40%) 13 (32%) 40 $59,400

2012 25 (54%) 14 (30%) 8 (16%) 47 $61,300

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Current challenges• Accommodating an Increasing Undergraduate Population

• Teaching Load: fostering a superior undergrad program and research portfolio• Teaching Assistants: imbalance between undergrad and grad program

Moving forward, three primary aims• Develop stronger undercurrents in mathematics and biology across our BIOE courses

• Summer informal BIOE math discussions of teaching strategies• BIOE 120-initiated discussions of fundamental areas in biology

• Establish a new wet laboratory course to provide greater development of practical lab/problem solving skills

• Improve quality/accessibility of undergraduate scholarship-in-practice opportunities• Formal internships with local institutions/biotech companies?• Provide more opportunities for undergraduate research

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