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This course provides engineering students with deep clinical immersion in interventional medicine complemented by instruction in systems engineering and data science pertaining to medical technology, information, and workflow. The course involves one-to-one matching of students with Clinical Mentors, who oversee the students’ clinical immersion and involvement on clinical teams. Weekly class meetings with visitation by one or more of the Clinical Mentors focus on principles of systems engineering and data science as well as journal articles on emerging topics in technology and information science in interventional medicine. Each student completes a course project that addresses a particular question or challenge in technology integration, data-flow, workflow, patient safety, and quality assurance in one of the clinical areas covered in the course. Prerequisites and Certificates Prerequisite for the course is 580.740 (Surgery for Engineers), which introduces principles and practice of interventional medicine – including open and minimally invasive surgical approaches as well as interventional radiology and radiation oncology. Students must provide a copy of the following certifications, each available as Hopkins myLearning modules at myJHU: • Bloodborne Pathogens • Fluoroscopy Refresher • Patient Privacy for Workforce Members