Introducing the Biomedical Engineering Student Team (BEST) Competition!
IEEE EMBS and EWH are sponsoring the first annual medical device design competition in the 2011-2012 academic year. This year’s goal is to design a medical diagnostic device that is portable and low cost and is suitable for low resource settings such as in the developing world. The diagnostic device should address a developing world health issue (for example, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, etc.) All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to join! For more details, visit the Design Competition page.
Congratulations to the Oxygen Analyzer and the Infant CPAP team for getting UROP funding! The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Faculty Advisory Board has recommended appointments two both BME senior design teams as UROP Fellows at UCI for the 2011-2012 academic year. The “Zinc-Air Battery Based Oxygen Analyzer” and the “Infant Continuous Positive Airway Pressure” projects are under the supervision of Dr. Michelle Khine, Ms. Arlene Doria, and Mr. Matt Ficinski.
Engineering World Health at UCI will be attending the Anteater Involvement fair on Monday, September 19, 2011 during Welcome Week 2011. We will be located in booth 164 in Aldrich Park near the Engineering area. Stop by our booth to learn more about the activities we will be involved with in the 2011-2012 academic year! Hope to see you there!
We are now accepting applications for leadership positions in Engineering World Health for the 2011/2012 academic year. Please refer to Elections Info for more information. Thanks!
On April 6, 2011, the kit building session was a great success producing seven electrosurgical unit testers that were all functional. These kits will be sent back to EWH headquarters for a final QC check before being delivered to hospitals in developing areas. Roughly 100 people attended EWH at UCI’s Welcome Event including 69% undergrads, 19% grads, and faculty and industry representatives. Although most antendees were BMEs, we had guests ranging from Bio Sci, Pol Sci, Electrical Eng, Environ Eng, Mechanical Eng, Chemical Eng, Psychology, ICS, and Public Health. We are extremely happy in UCI’s community involvement in our chapter events.
Engineering World Health at UCI is hosting a Welcome Event on the 2nd week of Spring Quarter 2011! We invite you to come learn what we are all about! Feel free to invite your friends, family, and anyone who you think will be interested. Add our event on Facebook:EWH at UCI Welcome Event
THE EVENT: Takes place Weds. April 6, 2011 at the Student Center Woods Cove A,B,C from 6-9 pm. Come learn more about our goals and the progress of our projects. The chair of Public Health, Dr. Oladele Ogunseitan, will be giving a short talk followed by dinner and a poster session.
THE GOAL: Engineering World Health at UCI strives to mobilize the UCI community to improve the quality of health care in vulnerable communities. We are looking to promote awareness of EWH goals and to increase student membership! Participation at EWH at UCI is open to all UCI students of any department and the local community. Join us and see how you can help contribute to our cause!
FREE FOOD: A free lasagna dinner will be served to the first 100 people that show up. Food will be provided by our wonderful caterers, The Pizza Bakery. Dinner tickets will be given at a first come first serve basis so come early!
KIT BUILDING: We are also having an electrosurgical unit (ESU) tester kit building session earlier that day on April 6, 2011 at Engineering Hall 3130 from 4-6pm. Soldering an ESU kit is a fun and educational activity that is suitable for all skill levels. Space is limited for this event: Sign up!
Did you know? “Typically 50 percent of medical equipment in developing country health facilities is out of service and as much as 70 percent of donated medical equipment does not work.” Engineering World Health (EWH)
EWH at UCI is an interdisciplinary campus organization with health care projects that unite engineering, science, economics, public health, communications, statistics, education, and other fields. Our mission is to mobilize the UCI community to improve the quality of health care in vulnerable communities of the developing world. We welcome you to join and participate in our chapter which is open to not only engineering fields but anyone looking to contribute to our cause! In this site, you will find news, announcements, and other information about club activities. Refer to our committees and see how you can get involved!
“Engineering is an activity other than purely manual and physical work which brings about the utilization of the materials and laws of nature for the good of humanity.”
by R. E. Hellmund 1929
