ERIC Number: EJ1430631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
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Approaches to Address New ABET Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Criteria in Biomedical Engineering Curricula
Sonia Bansal; Aaron M. Kyle; Andrew O. Brightman; Jennifer R. Amos
Biomedical Engineering Education, v3 n2 p331-344 2023
The lack of diversity in engineering is a persistent problem with few signs of pending improvement. Efforts to promote diversity in engineering schools have produced modest gains. Based on a commitment to be a change leader and fueled by recent updates in ABET criteria to include diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEI-J) as tenets of engineering education, the biomedical engineering (BME) community needs to find new ways to address the issues of DEI for all groups in our curricula. In an attempt to redesign engineering departments to be more inclusive of all student populations, institutions of higher learning are reviewing programs, policies, and the ways they engage students. This paper provides BME programs with some thinking about the integration of DEI into areas of curriculum, assessment, faculty practice and faculty support, infrastructure, and climate for change. This study reports on curricular innovations attempted to date in order to serve as a resource for biomedical undergraduate engineering curricula. The authors have collected critical resources and literature related to integrating DEI into courses and content as well as assessment and evaluation approaches. Sections include resources for BME design, diverse anatomy and physiology, person-centered language, ethics, and assessment and evaluation approaches to measuring climate, faculty, and student impacts. In addition to providing resources, we propose that the ABET DEI framework is missing a critical component: justice. We feel that justice should be emphasized, particularly in biomedical engineering programs because our field has the unique opportunity to promote awareness of injustices and racial disparities in the design, development, and delivery of healthcare and medical technologies. While this paper presents examples of integration in several course types and across different topics, it is intended to inspire additional efforts by the BME community to make more concerted changes to promote DEI in our educational programs.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Diversity, Biomedicine, Inclusion, Social Justice, Educational Innovation, Undergraduate Study, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Curriculum, Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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