AIMBE New Fellows Orientation

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AIMBE New Fellows Orientation

• AIMBE Overview
• February 26, 2004

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AIMBE MissionThe American Institute
for Medical and Biological Engineering was
founded for the following purposes

• To establish a clear and comprehensive identity
  for the field of medical and biological
  engineering
• To promote public awareness of medical and
  biological engineering
• To establish liaisons with government agencies
  and other professional groups
• To improve intersociety relations and cooperation
  within the field of medical and biological
  engineering
• To serve and promote the national interest in
  science, engineering and education
• To recognize individual and group achievements
  and contributions to the field of medical and
  biological engineering

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AIMBE ActivitiesAIMBEs principal
activities include participation in the
formulation of public policy and dissemination of
information to the public and the scientific
community through publications, forums and
education.
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AIMBE Facts and Figures

• Founded in 1991
• 282 Founding Fellows (1992-1993)
• Currently consists of
• College of Fellows With 907
  Fellows
• Academic Council Representing 88 Schools
• Council of Societies Representing 18 Societies
• Industry Council Representing 15-25 Co.s
• Executive Directors Office 2 in 03,
  3 in 04 (Kevin OConnor, Karen Anderson)

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Elected AIMBE Officers

• President (1 year)
  Art Coury
• President-Elect
  Don Giddens
• Secretary-Treasurer (3 years) Ken
  Lutchen
• 1st Past President
  Buddy Ratner
• 2nd Past President
  Peer Portner
• V.P. At-Large ( 2 years)
  David Grainger
• 
  Linda Griffith
• 
  Ken Keller
• 
  Herb Voigt
  
  
• Chair, College of Fellows (1 year) Frank
  Yin
• Chair-Elect, College of Fellows Ken
  Diller
• Chair, Academic Council (1 year) Gene
  Eckstein
• Chair-Elect, Academic Council Bob
  Spilker
• Chair, Council of Societies (2 years) Mike
  Ackerman
• Chair, Industry Council
  Vince DeCaprio

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Appointed/ Ex Officio Board Members

• Executive Director Kevin
  OConnor
• Chair, Bylaws Committee Art Johnson
• Chair, Communications Cmte. Rob Linsenmeier
• Chair, Publications Committee Paul Hale
• Chair, Development Cmte. Vacant
• Chair, Finance Committee Vacant

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AIMBE Presidents

• 1992-1994 Bob Nerem Georgia Tech
• 1994-1995 Pierre Galletti Brown
  University
• 1995-1996 Jerome Schultz University of
  Pittsburgh
• 1996-1997 Win Phillips University of
  Florida
• 1997-1998 Larry McIntire Rice University
• 1998-1999 Bill Hendee Med. Coll. of
  Wisconsin
• 1999-2000 Jack Linehan The Whitaker
  Foundation
• 2000-2001 Shu Chien U. of Cal., San
  Diego
• 2001-2002 Peer Portner Stanford
  University
• 2002-2003 Buddy Ratner Univ. of
  Washington
• 2003-2004 Art Coury Genzyme
  Corporation
• 2004-2005 Don Giddens Georgia Tech

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College of Fellows

• Is the core organization of AIMBE
• Serves as the collective voice of AIMBE Fellows
  in all aspects of medical and biological
  engineering
• Is the resource body of AIMBE
• Considers and represents educational,
  professional, technical,historical, philosophical
  and definitional aspects of medical and
  biological engineering
• Presents consensus in public policy issues to
  AIMBE Board of Directors

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Academic CouncilCouncil of SocietiesIndustry
Council

• Serve the interests of their AIMBE members in
  medical and biological engineering
• Foster inter-member dialogue, cooperation and
  harmony
• Provide forums for the establishment of Council
  positions
• Coordinate activities among Councils and with
  outside organizations
• Represent important Council issues to the AIMBE
  Board of Directors

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Council of Societies

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine
• American College of Clinical Engineering
• Amer. Inst. of Chem. Engineers, Food, Pharm. and
  Bioeng. Div.
• American Medical Informatics Association
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
• American Society of Biomechanics
• American Soc. Of Mechanical Engineers,
  Bioengineering Div.
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• Controlled Release Society
• IEEE Engineering In Medicine and Biology Society
• Institute of Biological Engineering
• Internat. Soc. For Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• Orthopedic Research Society
• Rehab. Eng. And Assistive Technology So. Of North
  America
• Society for Biomaterials
• SPIE The International Society for Optical
  imaging
• Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation

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SWAT Teams

• SWAT Strategic Working AIMBE Teams
• Instituted in 2003 by Buddy Ratner, AIMBE
  President, 2002-2003
• Address specific topics of interest in medical
  and biological engineering
• Intended to include academic, society, industry,
  Fellows members
• Present findings (reports, proposed white papers,
  etc.) to Board of Directors

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SWAT Teams

• Medical Device Liability
• Animal Testing to Clinical Use
• Publics Perception of Risk and Threat
• Facilitating NIBIBs Mission
• Bioterrorism Research and Development
• AIMBE interacts with the Research/Education
  Community

Subrata Saha Peer Portner R. Richards-Kortum /
B. Ratner Phil Alderson/Kevin OConnor Luis
Kun Martha Gray/ Rob Linsenmeier
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Themes of Annual Events

• The Future of Health
• The Role of Bioengineering in Biotechnology
• Public Policy and Competitiveness of U.S. Medical
  Device Technology
• Enhancing the Quality of Life
• Therapeutic Delivery
• Functional Replacement of Organs
• Innovation and the Law
• New Horizons in Biology-Based Engineering
• Bioengineering Education in the 21st Century
• Imaging and Bioengineering Partners for the
  Future

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Speakers at AIMBE Annual Meetings

• Vice President, Dan Quayle
• HHS Secretary, Louis Sullivan
• U.S. Senator, Bill Frist
• Johns Hopkins President, William Brody
• U.S. Representative, John Edward Porter
• U.S. Representative, Vernon Ehlers
• NSF Director, Rita Colwell
• MIT Professor, Robert Langer
• NIH Director, Ruth Kirschstein
• NIBIB Acting Director, Donna Dean
• NIBIB Director, Roderic Pettigrew
• NIH Director, Elias Zerhouni

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Achievements of AIMBE HistoricalLeadership/
Influence in Advocacy Education

• FDA Modernization Act, 1997
• Biomaterials Access Assurance Act, 1998
• With ARR,formation of NIBIB, 2000
• With ARR, accelerated funding for NIBIB,
  2001-2003
• Formation of NIH Bioengineering Consortium
  (BECON), 1998
• White papers with Medical Technology Leadership
  Forum on Medicare reimbursement and regulatory
  decision, 1998
• Co-sponsorship of Congressional briefings
• Co-sponsorship of NIH, biomedical, public policy
  workshops
• Collaborations with public policy departments of
  societies, corporations and other organizations
• Periodic AIMBE News and Bulletins
• Academic Council annual survey of academic
  programs in medical and biological engineering

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Activities/Achievements of AIMBE 2003-2004

• Endorsement of HR 5 (health care provider
  liability limits) Letter to every U.S. Senator
• NIH/NIBIB Appropriations Significant growth
  recommended in letter to House and Senate
  Appropriations subcommittees, Research!America ad
• Meetings with Directors of NIH, NIBIB and staff
• Support, input to NIBIB conferences, workshops,
  Directors Advisory Committee
• ARR collaboration targeting NIBIB support
• Annual event featuring great technical day, New
  Fellows orientation, timely, relevant workshops,
  SWAT and Council business meetings
• Sponsored Day on the Hill where AIMBE members
  visited Congressional staff

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Activities/Achievements of AIMBE 2003-2004

• Initiated ad hoc Communications Committee to
  enhance visibility and understanding of AIMBE
  internally and externally- 2004 program improved
• Achieved positive cash flow for fiscal year which
  included several large donations
• Achieved commitments from individuals of nearly
  half the 1M target of ongoing annuity campaign
• Initiated search for new staff member in
  Executive Office focusing on Society, Industry
  Council initiatives
• Began plans for funded consensus conference run
  by Council of Societies targeting current issues
  in medical and biological engineering
• Inducted first three AIMBE Honorary Fellows

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AIMBE Awards

• Pierre Galletti Award
• Robert Langer
• John Watson
• Robert Nerem
• Shu Chien
• Honorary Fellows
• Earl Bakken
• Arnold Beckman
• David Durenberger

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Parting Thoughts

• You, as Fellows, are in the top 2 of
  professionals in the field of medical and
  biological engineering
• Implied in your acceptance of this honor is a
  responsibility to
• Monitor developments and public policy in your
  field
• Promote public awareness of your field
• Contribute to influencing public policy for the
  benefit of Society
• AIMBE provides an excellent vehicle for action
  through its
• Council of Fellows
• Academic Council
• Industry Council
• Council of Societies
• SWAT Teams

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Fellows of 2004
Congratulations !