New Academy Fellows

The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering is an individual member organisation of the IFMBE. Its purpose and operation are defined by its Bylaws. There are two categories of membership in the Academy: Fellow and Fellow Emeritus. Fellows shall be persons who have distinguished themselves in the field of medical and biological engineering. A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for Fellow who has made identifiable contributions in one or both of the following categories: important contributions to the theory or practice of medical and biological engineering and demonstration of unusual accomplishment in promoting the field of medical and biological engineering. Fellows shall have participated in and contributed to education and academe, industry, government, and/or healthcare. Technical and professional interests of the Fellows should reflect the diversity of the field of medical and biological engineering. Fellows shall be appropriately representative of all the member societies of IFMBE.

The meeting of the Academy decided in Chicago to induct the following new Fellows.