Citation

Khoo M. IEEE Pulse 2012; 3(4): 27-29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

DOI

10.1109/MPUL.2012.2196832

PMID

22850834

Abstract

Biomedical engineering embodies the spirit of combining disciplines. The engineer's pragmatic approach to-and appetite for-solving problems is matched by a bounty of technical challenges generated in medical domains. From nanoscale diagnostics to the redesign of systems of health-care delivery, engineers have been connecting advances in basic and applied science with applications that have helped to improve medical care and outcomes. Increasingly, however, integrating these areas of knowledge and application is less individualistic and more of a team sport. Success increasingly relies on a direct focus on practicing and developing collaboration skills in interdisciplinary teams. Such an approach does not fit easily into individual-focused, discipline- based programs. Biomedical engineering has done its fair share of silo busting, but new approaches are needed to inspire interdisciplinary teams to form around challenges in particular areas.

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