Creation of a Novel Biomedical Engineering Research Course for Incarcerated Students.

ABSTRACT: Options for incarcerated individuals to participate in higher education in prison programs (HEPPs) have expanded in recent years to include courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, however these students remain an underserved population in the United States. Thus, there are opportunities to expand the available offerings, increase the diversity of coursework available by introducing subjects such as biomedical engineering (BME), and include cocurricular and extracurricular activities widely considered critical components of undergraduate training including research experiences. As such, a year-long program was developed to introduce students pursuing a bachelor's degree in an HEPP through an R1 institution to research principles in BME. This course introduced students

SUBMITTER: Speer JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244394 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature