The program is free for participants, includes meals, and is funded by the National Institute of Health, focusing on empowering students from underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical innovation.
The Duke University - ODE Summer Design Camp offers high school students an immersive five-week biomedical engineering design experience. Participants learn and apply the engineering design process to solve real-world problems through a series of hands-on design workshops, labs, and innovation sessions. Students gain practical skills in identifying problems, developing solutions, and transforming ideas into finished prototypes. The program emphasizes active application of theory, allowing students to uncover biomedical needs and create prototype biomedical devices. Previous projects have included a water filtration system for low-resource settings and a thermal monitor for early diaper rash detection. Students also learn about technological tools like basic circuit building, rapid prototyping using laser cutters, and 3D printers. The camp culminates in final presentations where students showcase their projects to family members and local experts.
On Monday through Thursday each week, students participate in design workshops, labs, lectures, guest speakers, and innovation sessions, applying conceptual knowledge to real-world biomedical problems.
This camp is ideal for rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders in Durham and surrounding areas who are interested in STEM and want to gain practical engineering design skills, regardless of prior experience.
The Engineering Design POD on Duke University's West Campus, Durham, NC
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