Childress helped pioneer the myoelectric control system—a technology that applies electrical signals from muscles to activate prosthetic limbs.
Michelle Baquie, one of the national biomedical engineers at VA, discussed engineering careers on our Talk About It Tuesday broadcast.
Seeing Veterans and health providers reap the benefits of well-executed engineering projects is a reward that’s unique to VA engineers.
Throughout VA, engineers are hard at work ensuring that our [...]
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