Work-in-Progress: Clinical Observation Module to Introduce Biomedical Engineering Students to Health Design Thinking Principles and Practices.

This Work in Progress paper describes the implementation of a two-week module focused on health design thinking principles and practices into a Fall 2021 practicum course required for first-year biomedical engineering students. Upon completion of the module, students were expected to be able to conduct clinical observations using a variety of ethnographic instruments, express insights and identify needs following a video of a simulated clinical event (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and reflect on their learning and its impact. Student reflection papers were collected and analyzed for themes related to students' professional goals, civic and community engagement, and needs identification. The initial results of the thematic analysis are presented in this paper. Based on the results, we will discuss challenges related to the implementation of the program and suggest modifications intended for Fall 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]