Nurturing Next-Generation Biomedical Engineers in Africa: The Impact of Innovators’ Summer Schools

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dc.contributor.authorAtwine, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKaranja, Yvonne Wanjiku
dc.contributor.authorAhluwalia, Arti
dc.contributor.authorDe Maria, Carmelo
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Dawit
dc.contributor.authorKonde, Victor
dc.contributor.authorKhundi, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorMakobore, Philippa Ngaju
dc.contributor.authorMoshi, Mainen
dc.contributor.authorNzomo, Martin
dc.contributor.authorRushdi, Muhammad Ali
dc.contributor.authorSsekitoleko, Robert Tamale
dc.contributor.authorMadete, June
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-01T12:18:16Z
dc.date.available2020-12-01T12:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in Global Health Innovationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe mission of healthcare systems in Africa to deliver compassionate and effective care has been constrained by growing populations, increasing burden of disease, political conflict and limited resources. The impacts of these constraints can be substantially alleviated, and the healthcare services strengthened, through the creation and adoption of affordable, accessible and appropriate biomedical engineering systems and technologies. There is an urgent need for building capacities in biomedical engineering, innovation and entrepreneurship in African countries. The African Biomedical Engineering Consortium has been organising a series of Innovators’ Summer Schools to meet this need by empowering students and researchers with entrepreneurial and innovative skills, and facilitating the design and development of robust, appropriate, and commercially viable medical systems and devices. In this paper, we analyse and discuss the impact of six of these schools held between 2012 and 2017. We used a questionnaire-based survey to collect responses from students who had attended the summer schools. The results of this study demonstrate that the teaching-learning model adopted in the ABEC summer schools was largely effective in promoting biomedical engineering skills, career choices, professional networks and partnerships amongst young African engineers and life scientists who attended the summer schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtwine, D., Karanja, Y. W., Ahluwalia, A., De Maria, C., Assefa, D., Konde, V., Khundi, E., Makobore, P. N., Moshi, M., Nzomo, M., Rushdi, M. A., Ssekitoleko, R. T., & Madete, J. (2020). Nurturing next-generation biomedical engineers in Africa: The impact of Innovators’ Summer Schools. Global Health Innovation, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.15641/ghi.v3i2.1004en_US
dc.identifier.issn2617-1155
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/GHI/article/view/1004
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21036
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town Librariesen_US
dc.subjectbiomedical engineeringen_US
dc.subjecthealth technologyen_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectdesignen_US
dc.subjectinnovationen_US
dc.titleNurturing Next-Generation Biomedical Engineers in Africa: The Impact of Innovators’ Summer Schoolsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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