Grüneberg, PatrickWienrich, CarolinWintersberger, PhilippWeyers, Benjamin2021-09-232021-09-232021https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/37416The Dual Degree Program (DDP) of engineering and medical sciences at the University of Tsukuba provides a case of institutionalizing the integration of patients’ and clinical needs in the design process of medical technologies. Based on the example of the graduation and the subsequent research of a medical engineer, it is shown how the DDP provides an institutional framework that significantly increases the interaction between patients, doctors, and engineers for the sake of participative design.enclinical needspatient needsmedical engineeringinstitutional collaborationText/Workshop Paper10.18420/muc2021-mci-ws06-238