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A Modular Approach to Teaching the Engineering Challenges of Physiology

We report on a modular approach that has been developed for teaching a course on the engineering challenges of physiology to students having varied background majors and levels of experience. Such a course presents challenges not only in structure, choice of content, and method of delivery, but also in its ability to stimulate and engage students in a highly interdisciplinary subject that can often have a strong medical focus. Our approach includes the delivery of topical materials in short two-week modules by a course director and expert guest lecturers. It also makes extensive use of visual aids, analysis of experimental data sets, weekly topical discussion sessions, and a final group project, all of which serve to integrate key course concepts and provide an invaluable student learning experience