title: A proposal to enhance Engineering education in biology and Medicine by following the legacy of René Favaloro.
abstract: The synergy amongst Engineering, Medicine and Biology evolves as fast as these disciplines. We propose to articulate these specialties based on the premise that new professionals must face different situations or crisis due to the so-called islands of excellence. René Favaloro focused his work and struggles against poverty, since malnutrition and environmental degradation may increase the propensity to cardiovascular diseases. Doctor Favaloro has dedicated, throughout his career, a considerable amount of time to prepare and qualify a research group, aware of the importance that an adequate working environment has over the final results. He created a team of young students, engineers, medical doctors, physicists, mathematicians and other specialists. He centered his attention on human resources, in order to disseminate his latest advances in Biology, Medicine and Engineering. We are revising the programs of biomedical engineering education and the application of new pedagogic paradigms, where critical thinking is the key: a holistic challenge that consists of a new way of learning, innovating, communicating and shearing, with a creative attitude that represents quality of perception.
authors.forename: Ricardo L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Armentano
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardelino
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: Leandro J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cymberknop
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kun
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology