# Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Developing Professional Skills

Being successful in the biomedical field, as in any other, requires a variety of professional skills, such as the ability to speak well in front of an audience. (Figure by MIT OCW.)

### Instructor(s)

Dr. Mya Poe

### MIT Course Number

HST.590

### As Taught In

Fall 2006

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Selected lecture notes

## Course Description

This course consists of a series of seminars focused on the development of professional skills. Each semester focuses on a different topic, resulting in a repeating cycle that covers medical ethics, responsible conduct of research, written and oral technical communication, and translational issues. Material and activities include guest lectures, case studies, interactive small group discussions, and role-playing simulations.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

OCW has published multiple versions of this subject.

- HST.590 Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Topics in Medical Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research (Fall 2005)

## Related Content

## Course Collections

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### Cross-Disciplinary Lists

- Life Sciences Courses

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- Philosophy > Ethics
- Literature > Academic Writing

Mya Poe. HST.590 Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Developing Professional Skills. Fall 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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