Grove School leads national translational medicine program

As the home of New York City鈥檚 only Master鈥檚 in Translational Medicine (MTM) program, City College鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering is a leader in teaching a diverse student population new medical technology. At the 2018 BMES Coulter College 鈥 a highly selective summer training program focusing on translation of biomedical innovations -- the school incorporated its rigorous standards into the event for top national students.  

Gilda A. Barabino, dean of the Grove School, and Jeffrey S. Garanich, who directs its MTM program, led this year鈥檚 Coulter College for 48 students and 12 faculty advisors in Minneapolis, Minnesota. , associate professor of biomedical engineering, , was co-lead.

The four-day event hosted by medical device company focused on the design of new medical technologies, with emphasis on health disparities and resource-constrained design.

鈥淐linical, design, and business advisors guided student teams through a highly dynamic process designed to help them better understand how to develop solutions that address unmet clinical needs,鈥 said Barabino, who delivered the opening remarks.

The student teams presented their designs and final projects in a venture capital pitch competition.  Brown University鈥檚 four-member team took first place with their concept 鈥淐omPaDre,鈥 a solution to communication barriers between doctors and non-English speaking patients.

The winners will make another presentation at the Health Care Disparities symposium at the 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society annual meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 19. Barabino will chair that event, too.

 鈥淛eff Garanich masterfully led the Coulter College and received rave reviews,鈥 noted Barabino. 鈥淭his type of national leadership in the field is exactly where we should be as we head into the Grove School鈥檚 centennial year of exemplary engineering education.鈥

About the BMES Coulter College
BMES Coulter College is a training program focused on translation of biomedical innovations. Mentors in key design areas guide student teams through a highly dynamic process designed to help them better understand how innovations can meet clinical needs, while providing tools and approaches used to develop novel solutions for identified clinical problems. The program is supported by funding from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.

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