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| + | [http://www.ewh.org/ Engineering World Health] is a non-profit organization mobilizing the biomedical engineering community to improve the quality of health care in hospitals serving resource-poor communities of the developing world. EWH installs donated and new medical equipment, carries out equipment repairs, and trains to build local capacity to both manage and maintain sophisticated equipment. Engineering World Health was founded in 2001 by Robert Malkin and Mohammed Kiani in Memphis, TN and now serves a global community. | ||
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| + | To accomplish their goals EWH has a focus on two main program branches. The first is the student programs which includes university Chapters, Kit builds, STEM volunteer teaching, the annual Design Competition, and the Summer Institute. These programs raise awareness of how biomedical engineering can help solve global health challenges, and they work to engage the skills of engineering students from around the world to educate others and repair life-saving medical equipment in places like Rwanda, Tanzania, and Nicaragua. | ||
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| + | The other side of the EWH organization is the BMET Training programs. In collaboration with local partners in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they create professional training programs that build in-country, self-sustaining bodies of biomedical engineering technicians (BMETs). They work closely with local Ministries of Health, public hospitals, universities, and local engineers and doctors in order to build the network needed to sustain these training programs after the projects leave. The BMET Training programs are based on a 3 year curriculum developed in partnership with Duke University and then tailored to each country’s needs. Engineering World Health sets up the programs but the ultimate goal is to turn them over to the local educators. | ||
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Overview
Engineering World Health is a non-profit organization mobilizing the biomedical engineering community to improve the quality of health care in hospitals serving resource-poor communities of the developing world. EWH installs donated and new medical equipment, carries out equipment repairs, and trains to build local capacity to both manage and maintain sophisticated equipment. Engineering World Health was founded in 2001 by Robert Malkin and Mohammed Kiani in Memphis, TN and now serves a global community.
To accomplish their goals EWH has a focus on two main program branches. The first is the student programs which includes university Chapters, Kit builds, STEM volunteer teaching, the annual Design Competition, and the Summer Institute. These programs raise awareness of how biomedical engineering can help solve global health challenges, and they work to engage the skills of engineering students from around the world to educate others and repair life-saving medical equipment in places like Rwanda, Tanzania, and Nicaragua.
The other side of the EWH organization is the BMET Training programs. In collaboration with local partners in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they create professional training programs that build in-country, self-sustaining bodies of biomedical engineering technicians (BMETs). They work closely with local Ministries of Health, public hospitals, universities, and local engineers and doctors in order to build the network needed to sustain these training programs after the projects leave. The BMET Training programs are based on a 3 year curriculum developed in partnership with Duke University and then tailored to each country’s needs. Engineering World Health sets up the programs but the ultimate goal is to turn them over to the local educators.
Purpose
Distinct Differences From Other Offerings
Impact Achieved For Students and Campus
(Include images, where possible, and campuses involved)
