Bioengineering - Medical Product Innovation Certificate

Requirements

http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Sub-Sites/Centers/CMI/_Content/Prospective-Students/Graduate-Certificate-in-Medical-Product-Innovation/

The Graduate Certificate in Medical Product Innovation (CMI), offered by the Department of Bioengineering in conjunction with CMI is multi-faceted, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of medical innovation, with the objectives:

1. To educate engineering graduate students at the MS and PhD levels in clinical, engineering, business, and legal aspects of the medical device design and development process;
2. To educate students of the health sciences (residents, fellows and clinicians) in engineering, business, and legal methodologies in identifying and developing innovative solutions to their problems;
3. To educate law students in engineering methodology, regulatory constraints, medical device intellectual property, and commercialization aspects of medical innovation;
4. To educate business (MBA) students in clinical, engineering, regulatory, and legal aspects of medical innovation and entrepreneurship; and
5. To train all of the above disciplines in the art of working in multi-disciplinary teams to accomplish the medical innovation process, from medical technology ideation, through development, to realization and commercialization.

Certificate candidates must complete a minimum of 5 courses (15 credits) drawn from the following areas:

• Medical Product Innovation Core Curriculum, BIOENG 2150  and BIOENG 2151  - 6 credits
• Electives - 9 credits from each of the following subgroups:
  • Medical Ethics, BIOENG 2241 , or BIOENG 2242  - 3 credits
  • Entrepreneurship/Engineering Management (per approval by CMI Education Director) - 3 credits
  • Legal Aspects of Medical Product Engineering (per approval by CMI Education Director) - 3 credits
• More information and details on credit requirements for the Certificate Program can be found here:  http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Sub-Sites/Centers/CMI/_Content/Education/Graduate-Certificate-in-Medical-Product-Innovation/

Students currently enrolled in any graduate program in the University (MS, MBA, JD, PhD, etc.) are eligible to obtain the C-MPI upon completion of the Certificate requirements.  No formal admissions process is required.  Post-baccalaureate and post-professional students interested only in obtaining the C-MPI need to apply to the Department of Bioengineering for admission to the Certificate program.