D1- Personalised Medicine and Healthcare - S8

The "Personalized Medicine and Healthcare" courses aims to actively prepare students to address the numerous future challenges in the fields of health and medicine, with an awareness of the environmental impact of the healthcare industry.

The various modules provide engineering students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to undertake projects in digital health (in the 8th semester, D1), biomechanics, and biomaterials (in the 9th semester, D2). These three modules are complemented by a cross-disciplinary module on medical devices (in the 8th semester, D1), which covers the main stages of medical device development. This latter module is delivered by our partner NOVEKA, an association that brings together and leads a community of medical device industry professionals.

The Personalized Medicine and Healthcare courses consists of four modules, allowing students to follow a theme focused on personalized care.

The two semesters (8th semester - D1 and 9th semester - D2) are independent, and the 9th semester is shared with the BMED Master’s program (Biomedical Engineering and Design), which provides advanced teaching.

In the 8th semester (D1):

• Medical Devices Module led by NOVEKA (coordinator: Julia Fleck): 18 h; courses taught in French
• Digital Health Module (coordinator: Julia Fleck): 60 h; courses taught in English
• Including a conference to raise awareness about the environmental impact of the health industry.
  

In the 9th semester (D2):

• Biomaterials Science and Engineering Module (coordinator: Nathalie Douard): 39 h; courses taught in English
• Biomechanics of Biological Tissues and Their Interactions with Medical Devices Module (coordinator: Claire Morin): 39 h; courses taught in English

Depending on the student's career goals, the Personalized Medicine and Healthcare courses aligns with the majors in:

• Mechanics
• Materials
• Production Management and Logistics
• Biomedical Engineering

It also aligns with the toolboxes that provide additional knowledge (such as Imaging, Decision Support, etc.).

The Healthcare O3 module is also aligned with this courses, offering students a complementary perspective on the healthcare environment.