Abstract 

MedTech landscape is changing rapidly due to multiple factors, ie continuing advances in our understanding of biomedical sciences and the development of new innovative technologies for effective and precise diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. With advances in technology, in particular the development wearables, data analytics, IoT, artificial intelligence and coupled with industry 4.0, the future of medicine would be very different. Therefore, while it is important for BME undergraduate degree program to produce engineers with a strong foundation in the relevant engineering, sciences and technology, it is perhaps as important to emphasize innovation, enterprise and leadership in the BME curriculum. Future BME program will need to have a high degree of flexibility that can provide a wide diversity of educational experiences. By providing graduates with a combination of broad-based fundamentals and specialized knowledge, the BME program strives to graduate versatile biomedical engineers that would be best positioned to lead and be an integral part of the BME industries. This can be facilitated by utilizing effective an efficient pedagogical approach in our teaching. BME program needs to address and respond to the rapid changes in technologies and ensuring our graduate remain relevant to the industry. Therefore, students need skills to understand complex issues of biomedicine and to develop and implement of advanced technological applications to these problems. BME program should provide opportunity for students to develop their marketability to employers, ie through internships, overseas exchange programs, and involvement in leadership-type activities. BME curriculum must be designed and developed with biomedical innovation in mind, that ensures relevance to the industry.

Biography 

Prof James GOH obtained his BSc (1st Class Honors) in Mechanical Engineering (1978) as well as PhD in Bioengineering (1982) from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He is currently Emeritus Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). Prof Goh is the Past-President of the International Union of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) and the President of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Singapore). He is a Fellow of AIMBE, IAMBE and the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET). Prof Goh has served on numerous International Advisory Boards and Scientific Committees. He chaired the WCB (2010), TERMIS-AP (2011) and ICBME (2015). He is the Advisor to the IUPESM World Congress 2022 Singapore. Prof Goh has a strong research interest in musculoskeletal research and actively promotes the field of biomedical engineering. He has given numerous invited talks at international and regional conferences.  He has published well over 150 international peer review journal papers, more than 500 conference papers and 12 book chapters.