Swedish National Program of graduate education in biomaterials
Paper in proceeding, 2004

The Swedish national graduate course education program in biomaterials, supported by Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), is discussed. The program was established in 1997 to develop skilled individuals in both academic/ health care and industrial environments. The program consists of several courses which include introduction to biomaterials, introduction to biomedicine, materials science for biomaterials, advanced course in biomaterials and summer school in biomaterials. The course also consists of lectures, groupwork, site visits to clinics and industry and demonstrations of procedures and techniques.

Biomaterials

Curricula

Health care

Students

Medicine

Industrial research

Industrial relations

Societies and institutions

Technical presentations

Author

Peter Thomsen

University of Gothenburg

Julie Gold

Chalmers, Applied Physics

Abstract, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2004

7th World Biomaterials Congress
Sydney, Australia,

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Clinical Medicine

Biomaterials Science

Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)

Biomaterials Science

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