IDEAS Lab Internship: Biodesigning the Next Generation of Biomedical Engineers

Authors

John Tran, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Savannah Morreale, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Justin Bird, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFollow

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Description

Our internship program is designed to educate and train biomedical engineering students in the process of medical device research and development. The students learn the biodesign process as established by Stanford Biodesign and apply the lessons learned immediately to the projects that they work on. These projects are within the Division of Surgery's IDEAS Lab portfolio which consists of novel medical devices designed to improve patient outcomes. Working on these projects and applying the skills that they have learned allows them to applied experience of our education program. More importantly, the students are embedded into the clinical setting to observe patient interactions, surgery, and recovery. This allows the students to leave the internship and be competitive candidates in both industry and academia because of the unique experience they've gained from working on medical technology R&D at a prominent cancer hospital and the patient interactions they observe. Our students who have gone through the internship program have continued onto these various roles, using their experience as engineers in industry, scientists in academia, and physician trainees in medicine.

Publication Date

2025

Recommended Citation

Tran, John; Morreale, Savannah; and Bird, Justin, "IDEAS Lab Internship: Biodesigning the Next Generation of Biomedical Engineers" (2025). 2025 Education Week Poster Showcase. 3.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/edwk25/3