Biomedical engineering education

The authors study the biomedical engineering education available in India, Maharashtra, and Nanded. They suggest need-based BME education to fulfil requirements of industry and society. They make the following conclusions: 1) A Certificate course for B.Sc. electronics students should be started to create the manpower for repair, trading, consultancy etc. 2) A degree course in biomedical instrumentation may be started which will give more input about electronics, and students will be able to serve industry for design, development and consultancy. This type of course may be started in government engineering colleges. 3) A postgraduate course and R&D may be started to cater for problems in this field. Existing electrical, electronics, and instrumentation courses can be added with postgraduate courses in this field. 4) Regular certificate courses should be started to update knowledge of engineers and doctors. These courses should be designed for MBBS, BAMS, BE and BSc students. 5) A biomedical instrumentation centre will be useful to the nation. If biomedical instrumentation education is started in backward areas it will uplift society and the nation as well.