BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Affecting Institutional Inertia:Functional University & Medical

Center CollaborationsEric Kennedy and Joseph Tranquillo

Biomedical Engineering DepartmentBucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Bucknell UniversityBucknell University:

– Liberal Arts Institution & Professional Programs (Management & Engineering)

– ~3500 total students– ~350 faculty– Carnegie Classification (< 50 Masters/ Year)

College of Engineering:– ~700 students– ~70 full-time faculty

Biomedical Engineering Department:– 15-18 students per class (currently 63 total)– 6 full-time faculty & one shared appointment

Highly selective = High expectations

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Bucknell & “Central Isolation”

3.5 Hours

3 Hours

3 Hours

3 Hours

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Bucknell & “Central Isolation”

17 Miles

Geisinger Health SystemBucknell University

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Geisinger Health SystemFacilities & Physicians:

– 44 County Service with 2.6 Million Population

– 4 Major Hospital Centers& 2 Community Hospitals

– ~77k admissions / 1800 beds– ~1000 physicians &

~450 resident physicians

Managed Care Plans:– ~322K members

(including ~68K Medicare Advantage members)– ~34K contracted providers/facilities– 43 PA counties

Nationally Recognized for Integrated Healthcare Initiatives

Geisinger Health System

Last updated 03/05/12

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Bucknell BME & Geisinger2006-2007:

– 4 Senior Design Teams (13 Students, 4 Physicians, 4 Faculty)– 1 Summer Internship Student for Medical Device Design

Patent Applications (Assigned to Geisinger)Grassroots Collaboration (Individual Relationships)

Bucknell & Geisinger Collaboration Agreement• Bucknell & Geisinger Intellectual Property Policies• Bucknell – Geisinger Research Initiative (BGRI)

• Human Health Initiative

2009-2010: – 3 Senior Design Teams (12 Students, 3 Physicians, 3 Faculty)– 4 Summer Internship Students for Medical Device Design– Individual Faculty Research Collaborations

Today: – 5 Senior Design Teams (18 Students, 5 Physicians, 4 Faculty)– 2 Device Development Internship Teams (w Marketing)– External Design Firm for Technology Transfer– 2 BGRI Seed & Sustaining Collaborative Grants

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Institutional & Collaborative ChallengesIntellectual Property

– Intellectual Property Policies (Reactive vs. Proactive)– Bucknell – Geisinger IP Management Plan

• IP Management & Steering Committee• Project Plans @ Project Outset

Clinical Experiences for Students vs. HIPPA– Student on-site training (proactive 4 month lead-time) administered by

Geisinger Clinic Administration (Chief Administrative Officer for Research

Formal Administration & Logistical Support– Geisinger Clinic –Bucknell University Project Collaboration Agreement– Bucknell Provost’s Office (Assistant Provost for Research) & Geisinger

Clinic Administration (Chief Administrative Officer for Research)

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

• Medical Device Development & Student Inventorship Support− BME & Management− BU-GHS Faculty Appointments

• Neuroscience Research Advancement− Autism & Developmental Medicine (BU-GHS)

• Data & High Speed Computing− Neuroscience & BME− Computer Science Engineering

• Community Healthcare Research− Management & Economics

University Campaign: 1. Creative Campus Initiative2. Global Learning Initiative3. Human Health Initiative4. Management Education Initiative5. Residential Learning Initiative6. Sustainability Initiative

Human Health Initiative

Translational Drive Mechanism

Load-MeasurementCartridge

Removable Load Cell

Cannulated Bracing Tube

Threaded Wire

Threaded-WireInterface Tip

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Affecting Institutional Inertia:Functional University & Medical

Center CollaborationsEric Kennedy and Joseph Tranquillo

Biomedical Engineering DepartmentBucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT