Summer Virtual Immersion in Biomedical Engineering (VIBE) Program

The Summer VIBE program will not be offered in 2025.

The Virtual Immersion in Biomedical Engineering (VIBE) program aims to provide a virtual team-based design experience for any BME undergraduate students. This program is designed to be inclusive of all students.

The VIBE program was launched in the summer of 2021. Students from across the world participated in the program. The program continues to grow, in 2023, we had over 180+ participants from 76 universities and 11 countries taking part in the program and 60% of the participants identified as women.

Program Overview

Students participate in an 8-week, team-based, virtual BME design challenge which will end in a video pitch competition.

The program consists of 3 parts:

Team-based BME design project: Students will learn about the engineering design process and work on team-based projects within the theme of global health and biomedical engineering solutions for low-resourced communities. The program will culminate with a 3-minute video pitch contest of the designs (1-3hrs/week).
Professional Development Seminars: Students will participate in professional development seminars. Topics will include resume writing, presentation skills, time-management and working in teams effectively (1hr/week)
Coffee & Conversations: Students will be invited to weekly seminars with BME faculty and professionals in the field to learn about the various aspects of BME (1hr/week).

To complete the program, students must attend 75% of all events and participate in the video pitch contest.