Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems & Technology (CISST)

Hands-on Surgery Course For Engineersl

The Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST), an Engineering Research Center headquartered at The Johns Hopkins University, prepares engineering students to invent and develop advanced medical technologies. "Surgery for Engineers" engages students in new and exciting learning experiences, fosters relationships between engineers and clinicians, identifies and solves relevant problems with engineering principles, and enhances the undergraduate curriculum for career preparation. This course teaches engineering students the fundamental skills and operative procedures for general surgery. It is a hands-on course that is designed for engineers tasked with the development of computer-integrated surgery tools that will improve upon current technologies in use in the Operating Room.

The impact is made at three levels: undergraduate, graduate, and in the medical field. The undergraduate gets a hands-on laboratory experience that is unlike any other in their courses, and that challenges them to continue this experience into their research at the graduate level. At the graduate level, Surgery for Engineers provides a complimentary experience that is often parallel to their current research projects, exposing them to further innovative ideas. The impact then extends to the medical field, where the research continues as engineers work with the medical staff to develop leading-edge instruments for use in the operating room.

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Visit the Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems & Technology web site at http://cisstweb.cs.jhu.edu/

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Last modified: April 1, 2006