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Engaging Biomedical Engineering in Health Disparities Challenges
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, USA.
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
|June 22, 2019
Summary
This study integrated health disparities (HD) into engineering curricula, boosting student understanding of these critical biomedical challenges. Early exposure enhanced engineering students
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Public Health
- STEM Education
Background:
- Health Disparities (HD) represent significant community-based biomedical challenges.
- There is a notable gap in awareness and engagement with HD among Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) professionals.
- Innovative solutions are needed from STEM fields to address HD.
Purpose of the Study:
- To increase awareness and engagement with Health Disparities among engineering students.
- To advance STEM-based Health Disparities literacy in early-career engineers.
- To introduce HD as technical challenges within undergraduate engineering education.
Main Methods:
- Health Disparities were presented as technical and societal challenges to undergraduate students in introductory engineering courses (Engineering 101).
- Curriculum integrated rising healthcare costs, engineering ethics, and the growth of biomedical engineering areas with HD concepts.
Main Results:
- Student comprehension of Health Disparities challenges significantly increased.
- The integration successfully linked HD to technical and ethical engineering contexts.
- The project fostered greater awareness of HD among young engineering cohorts.
Conclusions:
- Introducing Health Disparities as technical challenges in STEM education is effective.
- This approach can enhance engineering students' understanding and engagement with critical public health issues.
- Early exposure to HD within engineering programs can cultivate future professionals equipped to address these disparities.
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