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New Academic Degree Program Authorization Pre-Proposal FormNew Academic Program Pre-Proposal ProcessNew academic program pre-proposals are initiated and developed by the faculty members. Approval of the pre- proposal must be obtained from department chairs and college deans or equivalent administrators before submission for Academic Affairs level review and consideration for inclusion in the University’s Annual Work Plan.Institution University of South FloridaDegree Program Title (e.g. M.A. in Biology) B.S. in Biomedical Engineering CIP Code14.0501Proposed Delivery Mode (% online, if applicable)100% Face-to-faceEnrollment Projections (Headcount): Year 1 and Year 5Year 1: 50 Year 5: 100/classProposed Implementation Date (e.g. Fall 2014)Fall 2018Other Programs in the SUS (Including Enrollment and Degrees):*FGCU (196 enrolled in 2015; 17 graduated in 2014-15)FIU (466 enrolled in 205, 66 graduated in 2014-15)UF (303 enrolled in 2015; 22 graduated in 2014-15)* Source: Summary: (Briefly describe the proposed program)Briefly summarize the overall rationale for the new academic program and consider the following in your narrative:Ways in which the proposed program is distinct from others already offered in the SUS (use the 4-digit CIP as a guide). How this program supports specific university and SUS missions. Collaborative opportunities with other SUS institutions as appropriate. (maximum length 250 words)USF proposes a new Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BME) in order to meet the rising demand for this newly emerging, and rapidly growing field that is at the crossroads of engineering and bio-medicine. The proposed degree program is aligned with the strategic goals and plans of the SUS Board of Governors and USF as it will increase student access and success in STEM. There are three undergraduate degree programs in CIP 14.0501 in the SUS, however student demand and workforce needs warrant additional opportunity for bachelor’s level BME education. USF is located in a large metropolitan area in which there is a growing demand in the dynamic industrial base of biomedical related companies in the high-tech corridor around the Tampa Bay region, as well as throughout the state of Florida. The proposed USF program will be distinctive as the faculty for the program will hold appointments in both USF’s College of Engineering its Morsani College of Medicine, allowing for continued, direct contact amongst clinicians, faculty, and BS-BME students. Having the BS-BME option at USF will not only present a singular opportunity for students to enter into this fast growing, high demand profession, it will also assist in meeting the growing workforce demand for graduates with unique skills at the intersection of engineering, biology and medicine, which is necessary to meet many current and future demands related to decreasing the high costs of health care, while at the same time, maintaining and improving the quality of care delivered. Student Demand: (Describe the demand in the SUS for the proposed program)2.Briefly describe the student demand for the proposed program and consider the following in your narrative:Explain why a student would be interested in this program.Recognizing that programs at different levels may require different degrees of justification (e.g., greater duplication may be warranted at undergraduate and master’s degree levels), indicate why duplicative programs should be warranted.Numbers of graduates and students enrolled in similar programs currently offered online or face-to-face. For assistance, see the Board of Governors interactive data source, applicable: place-bound learners, underserved populations in the field/profession, and professional credentials requirements. (maximum length 250 words)According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics “The aging baby boom generation is expected to increase demand for biomedical devices, medications, drugs and procedures.…Biomedical engineers will likely experience more demand for their services because of the breadth of activities they engage in, made possible by the diverse nature of their training”. () Nationally, Georgia Tech enrolls the largest number of students in BME programs, granting 157 BME BS degrees in 2014. Boston University and Rutgers University were tied for 2nd place granting 122 BME BS degrees in 2014. Combined, the three programs within the SUS graduated only 105 students combined in 2015. Student and workforce demands support additional BME programs in the SUS. With the commitment from both the Morsani College of Medicine and the College of Engineering to the creation of an integrated undergraduate educational experience, the BS BME at USF will be an attractive program to the many students that it recruits from being located in a large metropolitan areas. In addition, USF will make special efforts will be made to recruit women and under-represented minorities to this new major; working with the members of the College of Engineering Administrative Team who specialize in this student recruiting. We have already been successful with recruiting women and under-represented minorities into our USF BME graduate programs (50% increase in enrollment in these programs in the past 4 years). Indeed, the USF College of Engineering is one of the top 3 universities in the US for graduating PhDs in under-represented student areas.Workforce and Economic Development Needs: (Describe how the proposed program meets workforce and economic development needs)3.Briefly describe how the proposed program meets workforce and economic development needs and consider the following in your narrative:Impact of this program (local, state, national, and international).Impact of research funding.Changing of professional credential requirements. (maximum length 250 words)Biomedical Engineering is one of the fastest growing professions in the country. Biomedical engineers typically need a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering or bioengineering from an accredited program in order to enter the occupation. USF plans to seek ABET accreditation for the program.Employment of biomedical engineers is projected to grow 23 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations with a median annual wage of $86,220 in May 2015(). According to Enterprise Florida, Florida is home to over 200 biotech companies specializing in therapeutics, diagnostics, industrial biotechnology and related fields. Florida has one of largest medical device manufacturing industries and ranks 2nd in the U.S. for the number of FDA-registered medical device establishments. Medical device companies located in Florida include: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Beckman Coulter, Oscor, Jabil, ConMed Linvatec and Baxter International. Over 19,000 Floridians work in this industry. In addition, Florida has over 150 pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing companies that employ nearly 5,200 Floridians. The demand for the graduates of the BS BME program will be strong.The proposed BS BME program will also have a positive impact on USF’s growing research grant and contract opportunities. We anticipate attracting students who are interested in BME who will become active participants in undergraduate research opportunities, with some students electing to pursue graduate research or medical education upon undergraduate degree completion. ? I support the exploration of this degree proposal.Ralph Wilcox, Ph.D.9051398598800Print Provost’s Name91376511546200Provost’s Signature90614515621000DateUSF Pre-Proposal (For the USF Work Plan)Supplemental Application Form For internal USF use onlyNew Academic Program Pre-Proposal ProcessNew academic program Pre-Proposals are initiated and developed by the faculty. Approval of the Pre-Proposal must be obtained from department chairs and college deans or equivalent administrators before submission to the institutional faculty council contacts for review and subsequent USF System-level review and consideration for inclusion on the USF Annual Work Plan.For contact information or questions regarding the pre-proposal process, please visit the USF System Academic website.PROGRAM PROPOSAL INFORMATONTYPE/PRINT CLEARLYUSF InstitutionCollege of EngineeringCollegeCollege of EngineeringDepartment/equivalentDepartment of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Are any other academic programs at USF offered under this CIP code at the 4-digit level (e.g. 45.01 versus 45.0103) If yes, list the Institution and Major/Program name. Note that an MOU will be required. Contact OIE for assistance with an MOU.Yes, USF offers a Master’s and PhD in Biomedical Engineering Does FAMU or FIU have the four-digit CIP? (e.g. 24.01) FORMCHECKBOX yes FORMCHECKBOX No FIU offers a Bachelor’s Master’s and PhD in the four-digit CIP. FAMU offers a Master’s and PhD in the four-digit CIP. Target date for submission to USFBOTSpring 2017How does this program support the institutional, USF System, and SUS Strategic Plans?According to the 2012-2025 Strategic Plan of the SUS Board of Governors: ( ) Strategic Priorities for a Knowledge Economy includes: Increase student access and success in degree programs in the STEM fields and other areas of strategic emphasis that respond to existing, evolving, and emerging critical needs and opportunities. According to the 2013-2018 Strategic Plan for USF: Goal 1 includes: Enhance opportunities for all students by providing transformative learning –including an increased commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics and health fields-that is intellectually, scientifically and technologically sound and produces relevant applied skills and engaged outcomes. The proposed degree program is strongly aligned with these goals and priorities. It will increase access to STEM degrees as it opens up new avenues; biomedical engineering encompasses all four STEM disciplines It will increase production of USF graduates in STEM areas It will meet the goals of creating a workforce trained to meet the challenges of the 21st century, especially those dealing with an aging population and American Health Care Crisis It will lead to increased retention of our brightest and best students who often have to go out of state in order to satisfy their desire to be part of this important field. It will increase USF research grant funding, contracts and technology transfer (patents); since more highly qualified students interested in BME will enroll at USF, and participate in these strategic activities to help USF move forward in national rankings. Does this program offer collaborative and/or interdisciplinary opportunities at other institutions in the USF and SUS systems?? If so, what efforts have been made to initiate collaboration?By its nature, Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary subject and involves many branches of science, mathematics/statistics and engineering. A new Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BS BME) degree is proposed as part of a new Joint Department of Medical Engineering (which is being actively pursued, but not yet received final approval). This vision includes a unique undergraduate BME program built on interdisciplinary subject matter and a collaboratively taught curriculum.The first two years of this program are primarily focused on science and mathematics courses. We will draw from courses currently offered by the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics to fulfill these requirements consistent with the other engineering undergraduate degree programs at USF. Community college transfer students can fulfill these requirements before they transfer to USF. Due to the large enrollments in these courses at USF, the addition of BS BME students will have only a minimal impact on the system. The expectation is that most, if not all, upper level courses will be taught by faculty in the Colleges of Engineering (COE) and Medicine (MCOM). COE faculty will be lead instructors for most core and some elective BME courses, with MCOM faculty giving guest lectures that relate class topics to modern health care applications, challenges, and translational technology transfer opportunities. For example, a junior-level core course in Biomedical Instrumentation and Signals Analysis would have a lecture series on Fourier Transforms given by an engineer followed by a lecture given by a cardiologist illustrating the interpretation of heart rate variability through the use of Fourier analysis of actual ECG data. MCOM faculty will also be lead instructors for some core and elective BME courses, with COE faculty giving guest lectures that show how the biological process under study can be understood mathematically. For example, an upper-level undergraduate Physiology for Engineers course would offer a lecture series on the visual system given by a clinical scientist with a lecture on the design principles of retinal prosthetics and their current limitations given by an engineer. We have initiated discussions with other departments within and outside the College of Engineering regarding cooperation and collaboration in not only course offerings but also in technology transfer and research. Many of the current BME-related faculty in COE and MCOM are already involved in research and course collaborations with Moffitt Cancer Center, Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Center, College of Public Health, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, and College of Pharmacy. The existence and expansion of these collaborative research and education relationships will enable experiential learning opportunities in courses and extracurricular activities. Another key feature of the new BS in BME will be to integrate all aspects of the American Medical Association requirements for admission to US Medical Schools into our undergraduate BME curriculum, to ensure that the process is seamless for those USF students wishing to attend medical school or other health-related graduate programs.Provide information on the available resources and capacity for your program. In your response, include faculty availability and student support resources including the library. How will department/college resources be shifted to support the program?A Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (ChBME) currently exists in the College of Engineering (COE). This department has a successful MS program that was begun in 1998 and recently added a growing PhD program that currently enrolls 60 students. Plans are to create a new department of Medical Engineering that will house the current Masters program and proposed BS in Biomedical Engineering (BS-BME) program. The graduate BME programs will bolster the proposed undergraduate BS-BME program by providing students immediate access to a broad selection of upper-level elective BME courses. We anticipate full approval for this new MedE Department during the current academic year, as space and startup funding has been identified. In recent years, the ChBME department and other departments in the College of Engineering (COE) have added a number of full-time faculty with research interests in biomedical sciences and technologies. It is anticipated that some of these COE faculty and some faculty in the Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM) with engineering expertise will move into the new MedE Department, further expanding the breadth of BME courses available to undergraduate BME students. As shown in the attached documents, we have outlined a proposed BS-BME curriculum and identified that nine new courses will be required to complete the degree program and satisfy ABET accreditation. We anticipate that these courses will be developed and taught by existing faculty, 2 new instructors and 3 new tenure-track BME faculty hires into the BME department, with assistance during program start-up from faculty that transfer into the BME department. The library resources required for the program are already in place, since we have developed a strong graduate research and teaching program in biomedical engineering over the last 15 years; with a current enrollment of 60 students. We anticipate that two full time staff members will be needed to assist with student advising, registration and other curricular and ABET accreditation needs.What program(s) will be terminated to accommodate this new program if approved? If the answer is ‘None’, how will resources (e.g., personnel and operating funds) be reallocated to offer the program? (Maximum 250 words)No programs will be terminated. It is proposed that to implement the current proposal for a new undergraduate BME major, 3 new BME tenure-track and 2 new BME instructors be hired. In addition, 1 new full-time administrative assistant would be needed to support the ABET accreditation record-keeping processes, assist with student advising and registrations, and help the faculty carry out logistics related to the program, such as faculty meetings, etc.How will the program be funded within existing departmental/programmatic funds? (Maximum 250 words)This program cannot be funded within existing departmental/programmatic funds. It is anticipated that the new BME undergraduate major with a combination of funding sources, some of which have already been identified. For example, a portion of the USF Emerging Pre-Eminence monies have been designated by President Genshaft to support establishment of the new MedE Dept., the new undergrad BME Major of this proposal, including recruitment of new BME faculty.Please list the Student Learning Outcomes for the program (undergraduate programs must comply with BOG Regulation 8.016 “Academic Learning Compacts”). Academic Learning CompactBachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical EngineeringProgram Mission Statement The mission of the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida is to improve the quality of life in our community by: Providing a high quality education for our students and practicing professionals Creating new knowledge and solving real world problems via innovative research and technology transfer development Engaging in effective community service and outreach. Expanding on this, the mission of the BS in Biomedical Engineering Program includes:Provide a broad education that encompasses engineering, mathematics and basic sciences targeted at advanced health care and biotechnology; Program Educational Objectives Produce graduates who will be able demonstrate their professional engineering competence in their chosen career by holding positions of increasing responsibility in industry, government, educational institutions or private practice Produce graduates who will be able to use their broad educational background to foster communications across professional and disciplinary boundaries. Produce graduates who continue to improve their professional skills, knowledge and understanding through continuing their education, pursuit of advanced degrees and/or pursuit of professional licenses in their chosen profession. Expected Student Outcomes: Graduates of the Program must demonstrate the following: i. Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills Outcome 1: Prior to graduation, the student in this program must demonstrate an ability to design a system, component, product or process related to biomedical applications. Outcome 2: Prior to graduation the student must demonstrate an ability to select and apply knowledge of science, mathematics and engineering. Outcome 3: Prior to graduation, the student must demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as analyze and interpret data. i. Critical Thinking Skills Outcome 1: Prior to graduation the student will demonstrate an ability to design a system, component, product or process related to medical applications, while taking into account economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, safety, manufacturability and sustainability constraints. Outcome 2: Prior to graduation, the student will demonstrate an ability to engage in professional development through a commitment to professional quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement. ii. Communication Skills Outcome 1: Prior to graduation, the student must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively. Outcome 2: Prior to graduation, the student must demonstrate an ability to function effectively as member of a scientific or technological research team.Please list five talking points for the USF System representative to use in the presentation for the State CAVP.Biomedical engineering (BME) is the fastest growing area of engineering, and one of the top job prospects in the US over the next decade; and the most popular area of engineering for young women Only 2 undergraduate programs exist now in the state of Florida Public Univ. SystemWith successful BME graduate programs already flourishing and growing here at USF, USF is optimally poised to carry out a new undergraduate BME major at this time Increased professional collaborations between the USF College of Engineering and Medical School will help ensure the uniqueness and success of the USF BME major As the State of Florida continues to emphasize the training and recruitment of STEM professionals, tech transfer/patents, and high-tech companies, an increasing demand for biomedical engineers will drive up employability of BME graduates Routing information: Email the scanned completed/signed copy to your Institutional contact found on the USF System Academic website. ................
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