{"137121":{"#nid":"137121","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Offers Master\u2019s Degree in Biomedical Innovation and Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology announces a unique\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bioid.gatech.edu\/bioid\/\u0022\u003E Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development (BioID) Degree\u003C\/a\u003E. This new program, offered by the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, focuses education and clinical experience to transform unmet biomedical and clinical needs into practical, usable technologies and products for improving patient care. The application process for admissions will open Sept. 1, 2012, for the first class to matriculate in August 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the complexity of modern medical devices, engineers from multiple disciplines (mechanical, biomedical, electrical, software, and human factors engineering, systems analysis and manufacturing) are often required to translate clinical needs into safe and effective commercial products for healthcare. The BioID master\u2019s program will specifically address gaps in the crucial \u201cbedside-to-bench-to-bedside\u201d progression that identifies and connects unmet clinical needs with advances in science, biomaterials, processes and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis program will prepare students from multiple undergraduate disciplines for careers in a wide range of medical specialties. Courses include: engineering design and development; FDA and ISO requirements; medical markets and clinical specialties; clinical practice\/protocols, strategy and planning; finance and economics; product costing; justifications; project planning and management; ethics; socio-economic influences; and sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech BioID students will interact with healthcare industry experts and guest lecturers from areas such as clinical and surgical practices, engineering design and development, regulatory requirements, business planning, and commercialization. The program incorporates experience in healthcare environments, teamwork projects, and professional communications and will culminate in a master\u2019s level clinical\/medical team project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith an emphasis on cross-disciplinary coursework and relevant clinical experience, this program fills a distinct market demand for broadly educated professionals at the intersection of biomedical device engineering, healthcare, and business development,\u201d said L. Franklin Bost, professor and executive director of the program. Bost\u2019s background in both the medical device industry and biomedical design instruction brings a distinctive professional education and commercialization perspective to the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2012, \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E ranked Georgia Tech\u2019s B.S. and Ph.D. biomedical engineering programs second in the nation. The BioID master\u2019s program will build upon the strengths and global reputation of these existing programs, said Gilda Barabino, associate chair for graduate studies in the Coulter Department. \u201cThe BioID degree is a welcome and integral addition to our graduate programs. It is consistent with our collaborative and interdisciplinary culture for basic and translational research and provides specialized training for students seeking the best preparation to convert discoveries to the clinic to benefit patients,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIdeal candidates for the BioID master\u2019s program include early-career professionals in medical device or biomedicine-related industries; engineers seeking medical device specialization; and high-performing graduates from engineering disciplines. Graduates of this intensive 12-month master\u2019s program will be exceptionally well prepared to pursue and advance their careers in the dynamic field of biomedical device engineering, technology development and commercialization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;For more information, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@bioid.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Einfo@bioid.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology announces a unique Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development (BioID) Degree. This new program, offered by the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, focuses education and clinical experience to transform unmet biomedical and clinical needs into practical, usable technologies and products for improving patient care.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This program focuses education and clinical experience to transform unmet biomedical and clinical needs into practical technologies for improving patient care."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-06-22 11:09:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"137131":{"id":"137131","type":"image","title":"Introducing the BioID Master\u0027s Program","body":null,"created":"1449178685","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:05","changed":"1475894766","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:06","alt":"Introducing the BioID Master\u0027s Program","file":{"fid":"194840","name":"bioid.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bioid_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bioid_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":241613,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bioid_0.jpg?itok=AKi95rNS"}}},"media_ids":["137131"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bioid.gatech.edu\/","title":"Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"36901","name":"Master\u0027s Degree in Biomedical Innovation and Development; Franklin Bost"},{"id":"3264","name":"Wallace H. 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