Jacqueline Palacios
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Biomedical engineering with international quality! Once a year, biomedical engineers from all over the world share professional and research experiences at the prestigious congress organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This time, the 44th International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference was held in Glasgow (UK). Here a team of students and professors of Biomedical Engineering PUCP-UPCH has left the name of our country high.
A total of 22 students -advised by 5 professors- participated and presented 7 scientific articles. They worked on the topic "Biomedical Engineering transforming the provision of healthcare: promoting wellness through personalized & predictable provision at the point of care".
"This is the most important congress in Biomedical Engineering. Having 7 approved papers speaks about the capacity of students and professors to develop high impact research", highlights Dr. Benjamín Castañeda, director of PUCP Medical Devices, professor of the Department of Engineering and advisor in several of the papers presented.
This achievement was the result of hard work in the classrooms and laboratories. Through projects assigned in different courses during 2021, professors Dante Elías, Stefano Romero, Benjamín Castañeda, Sandra Pérez and Fanny Casado saw in their students the potential to present papers at this conference. Thus, the PUCP-UPCH students agreed to work on their papers in groups, with the support of their professors.
"They really worked harder than these undergraduate courses require. It shows. I feel it was very important for them to have this challenge," says Dr. Fanny Casado, professor in the Engineering Department and advisor for one of the papers. "Part of the academic excellence we promote is to always go beyond the minimums. Our students have been at that level," she adds.
Director of PUCP Medical Devices and general coordinator of the MASI Project
For a paper to be accepted, it is necessary for an author to present it to his or her research peers at the conference. Therefore, each group chose a representative, normally known as the first author. However, not all of them were able to come to the event, so Dr. Castañeda presented two papers on behalf of those groups.
"It is definitely an achievement to have these articles accepted. Normally, those who come are graduate students, but our undergraduate students have reached this level," explains Dr. Casado.
Professor, Department of Engineering
In the presentation, the first author presents the paper in front of a constantly rotating audience. So it is more of a peer review in front of academics, researchers and professionals who are also presenting their projects.
As a result, students and teachers ended the congress with a big smile on their faces. Since, their long hours of work have left the name of Peru on high. In addition, with their work they continue to position this career, launched only 7 years ago.
"The way in which we, as PUCP-UPCH Biomedical Engineering, began to participate in international events gives us a different hierarchy. We are demonstrating that biomedical engineering technology is being developed in Peru. Our students already realize that there is nothing they cannot do. This is a reality. We can verify it in the successes they achieve in these conferences", concludes Dr. Castañeda.
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