title: Medical engineering education in Sweden with reference to other Nordic countries.
abstract: The education of biomedical engineers in Sweden is examined against the background [corrected] of the organisation of Swedish health care. The history of the introduction of engineers into medicine is briefly recounted, leading on to a description of the academic courses open to both undergraduate and graduate students and to a discussion of the status of biomedical engineering and of biomedical engineers within the health service. Future trends are suggested. The situation in other Nordic countries is also briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D003718:Denmark; D004500:Education, Graduate; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D013548:Sweden