BME Design Fellows
As a fellow, you’ll design and test a medical instrument based on a clinical need identified by a Duke Health clinician.
Academics
The courses in program expose students to:
- Low- medium- and high-fidelity prototyping
- Electronic and mechanical computer-aided design
- Printed circuit board layout and fabrication
- Electronic signal processing in hardware and with microcontrollers
- The FDA medical device clearance process
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Also known as First-Year Design, EGR101L provides students with the knowledge and experience needed to become successful engineers. The course is required for all Duke Engineering undergraduates.
EGR101L inverts the traditional teaching method by delivering lectures outside of the class (topic-based videos, student team videos, online quizzes) and moving “homework” into the class with in-class activities which are hands-on and collaborative.
This flipped-classroom requires students to come prepared for class time in order to be able to participate in relevant topic exercises in groups.
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Recommended for sophomore or junior year; counts as general BME elective.
- CAD
- 3D printing
- ECAD (schematic capture, PCB layout & fabrication)
- Analog & digital circuit design; microcontrollers
- Electronics specification testing
- Agile Project Management and Kanban Boards
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Choose from:
BME 473L/474L Medical Device Design I & II —473L can count as a BME general elective or IM advanced elective, and 474L counts as the design requirement
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One-semester capstone design:
- Biophotonic Instrumentation (BME463L)
- Design for People with Disabilities (BME460L)
- Design for the Developing World (BME462L)
- Medical Instrument Design (BME464L)
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BME547 Medical Software Design
Can count as BME general elective or IM advanced elective - BME590L/BME554L Embedded Medical Devices
- BME590 Quality Systems for Biomedical Engineering
- BME590L Advanced Design & Manufacturing
- BME590L Medical Product Reimbursement
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Design Project Independent Study
Requires pre-approval by professor Mark Palmeri - A semester of Design Health
NOTE: One advanced design elective is required if you take BME473L/474L, otherwise two advanced electives are required if you choose to take a 1-semester capstone design course.
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Preventing Hearing Loss in Children
When Duke global health researchers identified a need for a hearing-loss screening tool, the BME Design Fellows program swung into action. The work resulted in a prototype to make tympanometry accessible, affordable, and easy to use.
Faculty Advisors
Mark L. Palmeri
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Eric S Richardson
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Aaron M Kyle
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Opportunity in Duke University Medical Center and Local Industry
Students who participate in this program frequently engage in summer internships with biomedical engineering companies, both inside and outside Research Triangle Park (RTP), including:
- Blur
- Garmin
- Stryker
- InnAVasc (acquired by W.L. Gore & Associates)
- Edwards Lifesciences
- MicroElastic Ultrasound
- Zimmer Biomet
- Pilleve
- LivaNova
- Boundless Science
BME Design Fellows have had opportunities to design medical devices in various units and departments within Duke’s esteemed medical center, including:
- Duke University Hospital
- Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Urology
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- School of Nursing