Prior Outreach Events

February 22, 2022

Heart Day Symposium

The annual Miami Heart Day Symposium in February, hosted by FIU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, coincides with American Heart Month and features a blood drive in partnership with Oneblood, resulting in 24 units of blood donated, potentially saving 72 lives. The event promotes cardiovascular health awareness and facilitates easy blood donations on campus.


December 17, 2021

Student Organization

In Fall 2021, Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) at FIU initiated a collaborative BME Holiday food drive, collecting 77 pounds of non-perishable food items with the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS). The donations supported FIU’s Student Food Pantry, aiding students experiencing food insecurities. The initiative emphasized the importance of community involvement and plans to be a recurring event for FIU biomedical engineering students.


November 20
, 2018

Along with the CELL MET and PATHS UP teams, Dr. Schummers spoke to 60 students from Booker T. Washington High School and Hialeah Miami Gardens High School about biomedical engineering at FIU, research, and career opportunities in BME industry.

March 15, 2019

Along with the CELL MET EWD team, Dr. Schummers provided the seventh graders at Pinecrest Cove Preparatory with an in-class presentation about biomedical engineering. The students also participated in lab tours and engaged in a hands-on activity using slime to simulate stem cell and tissue scaffolding.

CELL MET

Engineers on Wheels (EOW) Engineering Work Force Development and K-12 Outreach

Outreach Activities

Event

Date

Description of Activity

Motivational Edge Fun Day Sunday

November 11th, 2018

Tabling and demonstrations to K-12 students within the Allapatah community schools

FIU College of Medicine Wertheim Conference

November 15th, 2018

Tabling and demonstrations to K-12 students within the North Miami community

Hialeah Miami Gardens High School FIU visit

November 20th, 2018

In-class presentation and discussion

Booker T. Washington High School FIU visit

November 20th, 2018

In-class presentation and discussion

Pinecrest Cove Middle School March 15th See above description with Schummers

PATHS UP

Engineers on Wheels (EOW) Engineering Work Force Development and K-12 Outreach

Outreach Activities

Event

Date

Description of Activity

Motivational Edge Fun Day Sunday

November 11th, 2018

Tabling and demonstrations to K-12 students within the Allapatah community

FIU College of Medicine Wertheim Conference

November 15th, 2018

Tabling and demonstrations to K-12 students within the North Miami community

PATHS-UP RET/K-12 Outreach Partnership

As part of our collaboration with RET, Alex Garrido, PATHS-UP researchers developed tool kits for high school students to create pulse oximeters. The project took place over the course of two weeks and included an in-class presentation on PATHS-UP research and project overview, one week of in class group work at the high school, and a final in-class visit by PATHS-UP students to review the project. CD-SSEC staff worked with both Mr. Garrido, Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman, and PATHS-UP graduate students to develop lesson plans, and evaluations.

Engineering Expo

February 22nd, 2019

Along with CELL MET and PATHS UP teams, the biomedical engineering department’s AIMBE tabled with other student organizations and BME labs were open for student visitors. Roughly 1,500 students from Miami Dade and Broward County schools visited CEC.