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Status of Biomedical Engineering Education in the Asia Pacific
Kang-Ping Lin
• Secretary General, IFMBE • Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University,
Chinese Taipei
Workshop on BME Education: A Reality Check on Biomedical Engineering Education - James Goh
Background
• Questionnaire of Biomedical Engineering Education in 12 Asia-Pacific countries in 2015.
• The data was provided by 35 Asia-Pacific BME experts in 10 countries.
• Four parts in the questionnaire: A. Basic BME Department Information B. Student Talent Training Information C. BME Course Information D. Graduates Employment Information
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Timeline of BME in Asia
Japan
Taiwan
China
Korea
Mongolia
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Hong-Kong
Thailand
The established
year of BME
department
1963
1972
1977
1979
1996
1997
2001
2004
2005
2006
The number of
universities
offering BME
programs
42
12
148
21
4
4
3
10
3
6
Population*(millio
n)
126.88
23.46
1367.82
51.39
3
30.4
5.4
25.65
7.24
65.4
Pacifics Part A. Basic BME Department
Information
3
71%
59%
71% 67%
57%
23%
43%
55%
80%
29%
41%
29%
50% 50%
33%
43%
77%
57%
45%
20%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
50%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Ratio of full-time lecturers and part-time lecturers full-time lecturers part-time lecturers
Full-time and Part-time Lecturers in BME
4
Average of full-time lecturers (55%)
Average of part-time lecturers (45%)
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
71% 59% 71% 50%
67% 57% 23%
43% 55% 80%
29% 41% 29% 50%
33% 43% 77%
57% 45% 20%
Ratio of full-time lecturers and part-time lecturers full-time lecturers part-time lecturers
25%
8%
25%
33%
8%
37%
12% 13% 0%
25%
13%
Korea(1979)
31%
21% 13%
26%
3% 5%
Malaysia(1997)
23%
8%
6% 37%
0%
26%
China(1977)
12%
13%
18%
15% 4%
38%
Hong-Kong(2005)
50%
0%
Thailand(2006)
0%
10%
17%
13%
10%
Indonesia(2004)
22%
11%
20% 18%
7%
22%
Japan(1963)
Ratio of areas of expertise in BME lecturers
13%
18%
22% 13%
14%
20%
Singapore(2001)
15% 2%
5%
5%
6% 67%
Mongolia(1996)
24%
17%
17% 8%
9%
25%
Taiwan(1972)
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Ratio of areas of expertise in BME graduates
80%
0%
5%
5%
5% 5%
BME Graduates in Indonesia(2004)
17%
19%
21%
17%
16%
10%
BME Graduates in Japan(1963)
35%
15% 10% 5%
15%
20%
BME Graduates in Korea(1979)
37%
12% 18%
33%
BME Graduates in Malaysia(1997)
0% 0%
100%
BME Graduates in Mongolia(1996)
23%
25%
19%
6%
9%
18%
BME Graduates in Taiwan(1972)
No info
BME Graduates in Hong-Kong(2005)
No info
BME Graduates in Thailand(2006)
21%
6%
5%
29% 1%
29%
BME Graduates in China(1977)
13%
18%
22% 13%
14%
20%
BME Graduates in Singapore(2001)
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13% 12% 0%
25%
13%
BME Lecturers in Korea(1979)
21% 13%
26%
BME Lecturers in Malaysia(1997)
15% 2%
5%
5%
6% 67%
BME Lecturers in Mongolia(1996)
13% 20%
BME Lecturers in Singapore(2001)
24%
17%
17%
8%
25%
BME Lecturers in Taiwan(1972)
25%
8%
25%
8%
0%
BME Lecturers in Thailand(2006)
23%
8% 0%
26%
BME Lecturers in China(1977)
12%
13%
18%
15% 4%
38%
BME Lecturers in Hong-Kong(2005)
50%
0%
10%
17%
10%
BME Lecturers in Indonesia(2004)
22%
11%
20% 18%
7%
22%
BME Lecturers in Japan(1963)
Lecturers v.s. Graduates in BME
21%
6%
5% 6%
29%
37%
1%
29%
80%
5% 13% 5%
5%
0%
5%
17%
19%
21%
16%
17%
10% 37%
35%
15%
5% 10%
20%
15%
31% 37%
18% 12%
33%
3% 5%
0% 0%
100%
18% 18%
22%
22%
14%14%
13%
13%
13% 20% 23%
25% 19%
9%
6%
9%
18%
No info
33% No info
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Graduates(BS-MS-Ph.D) in Asia- Pacific
Ph.D. degree 4%
MA degree 30%
BA degree 66%
China(1977)
BA degree 70%
MA degree 23%
Ph.D. degree 7%
Hong-Kong(2005)
BA degree 57%
MA degree 37%
Ph.D. degree 6%
Japan(1963)
BA degree 76%
Ph.D. degree 9%
MA degree 15%
Korea(1979)
BA degree 97%
MA degree 2%
Ph.D. degree 1%
Malaysia(1997)
BA degree 86%
MA degree 14%
Ph.D. degree 0%
Mongolia(1996)
BA degree 82%
MA degree 5%
Ph.D. degree 13%
Singapore(2001)
BA degree 58%
MA degree 37%
Ph.D. degree 5%
Taiwan(1972)
BA degree 100%
Ph.D. degree 0%
MA degree 0%
Thailand(2006)
BA degree 100%
Ph.D. degree 0%
MA degree 0%
Indonesia (2004)
BA degree 71%
Graduates in Asia-Pacific 10 countries
Ph.D. degree 5%
MA degree 24%
Part B. Student Talent Training Information
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BME required
72%
BME elective
28%
Ratio of BME graduate credits in Asia-Pacific 10 countries
BME required BME elective
30 40
63 56 50
74 89
60
100 100 30
30
22 32 40
16 7
40
16 28
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
BME graduate credits
BME required BME elective
Graduate credits in BME
Ave. required (66)
Ave. elective (26)
Ave. total credits (92)
Part C. BME
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Course Informatio n
• BME majors (no general courses) 140
required 80%
elective 0%
not offered 20%
Hospital Internship in Asia-Pacific 10 countries
Course information in BME
Medical Device Regulations Hospital Internship Project Practice
required elective not offered required elective not offered required elective not offered
China
Hong-Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Mongolia
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
required 10%
elective 50%
not offered 40%
Medical Device Regulations in Asia-Pacific 10 countries
required 100%
elective 0%
not offered 0%
Project Practice in Asia-Pacific 10 countries
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Graduates work in the BME
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
50% 53% 54%
72% 73% 76%
85% 87%
95% 100%
graduates work in the BME field
Part D. Graduates Employment Information
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What shall/can we do more?
A. IFMBE Accreditation & Education Committee : • Keep support and improve on Biomedical Engineering Education in
regional and global activities.
B. IFMBE Asia-Pacific Activity Working Group: • Since 2006, keep support Young BME Networking Fellowship to
each country member in Asia-Pacific region.
C. From AP Regional to Global: • Initial EMedic Global in Hong Hong (2016), Engineering Medical
Innovation Global Competition (EMedic Global) is an international student competition dedicated to promoting client-centered inventions.
Acknowledgement
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For information support and advice in BME education.
• Ichiro Sakuma (Japan)
• Hee Chan Kim (Korea)
• Hua-Nong TING (Malaysia)
• Lina Septiana (Indonesia)
• Maruli Pandjaitan (Indonesia)
• Wong wit Senavongse (Thailand)
We specially thank
• Toh Siew-Lok (Singapore)
• Zheng Yongping (Hong Kong)
• Arthur Mak (Hong Kong)
• Min Wang (Hong Kong)
• Enkhjar-gal Biziya (Mongolia)
• Guangzhi Wang (China)
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Macau Philippines Vietnam Australia New Zealand
Indonesia (2004) Malaysia(1997)
Mongolia(1996)
China(1977)
Korea(1979)
Taiwan(1972) Japan(1963)
Hong-Kong(2005)
Thailand(2006) Singapore(2001)
India
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