title: A Premier Comprehensive Curriculum in Biomedical Engineering within the Middle East and Northern African Region.
abstract: While Biomedical Engineering Education is thus far undergoing advancement in leading institutions worldwide [1-3], there are many areas of the globe where it is still absent. This article depicts the experience behind the development of a premier comprehensive undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering in Lebanon and conceivably the Arab world. The program has been carefully planned with deliberation toward prospective accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET, Baltimore, MD) [4]. The first three years, with this four-year curriculum, have revealed encouraging outcomes. Nevertheless, the challenges were quite intricate.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D., IEEE Senior Member, Department of Biomedical Engineering, American University College of Science and Technology, Beirut, Lebanon. E-mail: zeus.zaf@aust.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abu-Faraj