Biomedical Engineering Stream

Biomedical engineering is a broad field, and one area is the application of ECE technology to the field of medicine. This includes equipment like medical imaging, heart pacemakers, artificial limbs, ultrasound, CAT scans as well as areas like neural engineering (the study of the human brain and cognitive devices for sensing and making decisions in the brain.) There are a variety of careers, most requiring graduate studies.

One example is Clinical engineers.  Clinical engineers require a two-year graduate program plus hospital residency where the students do a project, like designing equipment related to the hospital’s functions.

Rehab Engineers design body parts for patients who have been born without them, or lost them due to accident of disease. There also areas like tissue engineering that work on replacing/repairing body tissue like spinal cords or skin.

Employers include hospitals and large and small companies that design specific equipment for the health industry. For more information about the bioengineering minor: click here  

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