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

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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

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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