Texas

Engineering

World Health

GM #1 | September 5th, 2024

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ABOUT US

We aim to bring awareness and possible solutions to healthcare inequalities in low income areas around the developing world. Each year we challenge our members to design and manufacture devices that can improve the healthcare gap found in the developing world.

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IN THE PAST FEW YEARS…

DESIGN PROJECTS

RESEARCH

TEAM DIVERSITY

Create low-cost innovative medical devices focusing on the developing world

We’ve expanded our scope to include projects collaborating with research professors

Teams are composed of various majors such as (predominantly) BME, ECE, ME, CS, Bio/Chem, CHE, EVE, etc.

THIS YEAR

CONTINUING PROJECTS

BIODESIGN

We’ll be continuing our past projects, and introducing new design projects that are similarly structured to our current projects

We will be teaching YOU how to become a student engineer, leader, and innovator through a year long biodesign pipeline

MEET THE OFFICERS

ABOUT NITYA

Director of Externals

• 4th Year
• Biomedical Engineering
• Track 2
• Post Undergrad Plans: Grad School
• TEWH Experience: Exosomes Project
• Hobbies
• Student Engineering Council, SEEK
• Reading, music, doing the New York Times games everyday

ABOUT ADITHYA

Director of Internals

• Senior BME
• Track 2
• Post Undergrad Plans: Grad School
• TEWH Experience:
• Exosomes Project working on hybridizing exosomes with liposomes for drug delivery
• Hobbies: playing Zelda, running, going to museums, nature walks

ABOUT KHUSHI

Director of Projects

• 4th year
• Biomedical Engineering
• Track 3
• Post Undergrad Plans: PhD?!
• TEWH Experience:
• Patient Health Monitor
• Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
• Hobbies:
• making friendship bracelets, playing iPad games, and sleeping

ABOUT AARUSHI

VP Social

• 2nd Year
• BME
• Post Undergrad Plans:
• Industry
• TEWH Experience: 1 year
• Sensibed Tech: Pressure Ulcers
• I-Care
• Hobbies:
• Dance, Swim, Ukulele

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ABOUT SAMARTH

VP Corporate

• 2nd Year
• ECE
• TEWH Experience:
• Head MechE on Neuragame
• Hobbies:
• Researcher with the Lu group
• Graphic design

ABOUT SHREYA

VP Finance

• 2nd year
• Major: BME
• Post undergrad plans: Med school???
• TEWH experience:
• Active Prophylaxis team
• I CARE team (this was biodesign!)
• Hobbies:
• Cooking/Trying new food
• Going to concerts
• Reading

ABOUT RAGHAV

VP Biodesign

• 2nd year
• Mech E
• Post Undergrad Plans:
• Phd/entrepreneurship
• TEWH experience
• Biodesign, Team I-Care
• Hobbies:
• Art
• Chess
• Watching anime

ABOUT IAN

VP Biodesign

• 2nd year
• BME
• Post Undergrad Plans: Med school
• TEWH Experience:
• Biodesign
• I-Care
• Hobbies:
• Sports
• History
• Action movies & K-Dramas

CURRENT PROJECTS

Surgical Training for Congenital Heart Surgery

Exosomes for Glioblastoma

I-CARE

Public Health Awareness App

I-CARE

FUTURE DIRECTION

Checkpoints

• Development
• Pursuing Patents
• FDA Approval

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Skills Needed/Trained:

• CAD
• Arduino/Coding
• Public Speaking
• Fundraising
• Ambition!!!

Time Commitments

1 hr Weekly Update

5+ Work Hrs (Varies Weekly)

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WHY BIODESIGN

FUTURE PROJECTS (BIODESIGN!!)

IDEATION

PROPOSAL

PROTOTYPING

Where can you go?

BIODESIGN MEETING NEXT WEEK!

MEMBERSHIP DUES/APPS

MEMBERSHIP DUES

APPLICATIONS

This year, dues are $25 and will need to be paid by our next GM. This covers our food for meetings, stickers, project resources, etc. Reach out to any of the officers if you have questions/concerns!

If you are looking to join any of the projects/teams that we mentioned today, applications will be released TONIGHT on Slack and due by 9/12.

FALL MEETINGS

First Thursday of the month!

GM 2 - 10/3

SOCIAL - TBD!

GM 3 - 11/7

GM 4 - 12/5

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

PROJECT APPLICATIONS DUE 9/12

FIRST BIODESIGN MEETING: 9/9 @7PM

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FOLLOW OUR INSTAGRAM @texasewh

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MEMBERSHIP DUES DUE 10/3

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GONG-CHA BOBA TAB: 9/6 @4-6 PM

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Q&A and FOOD!!