title: Challenges and Opportunities: Building a Relationship Between a Department of Biomedical Engineering and a Medical School.
abstract: A department of biomedical engineering can significantly enhance the impact of their research and training programs if a productive relationship with a medical school can be established. In order to develop such a relationship, significant hurdles must be overcome. This editorial summarizes some of the major challenges and opportunities for a department of biomedical engineering as they seek to build or enhance a relationship with a medical school. The ideas were formulated by engaging the collective wisdom from the Council of Chairs of the biomedical engineering departments.
authors.affiliation: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. scg@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: M Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Meyerand
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012577:Schools, Medical
keywords: Academic department; Research program; Teaching program