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Biomedical Engineering

What does a Biomedical Engineer do?

Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering tools for solving problems in biology and medicine. It is an engineering discipline that is practiced by professionals trained primarily as engineers, who specialize in medical and biological applications. Consequently the BME undergraduate degree prepares students in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering sciences. Biomedical engineers assert their multidisciplinary expertise for designing new medical instruments and devices, applying engineering principles for understanding and repairing the human body, and for decision making and cost containment using engineering tools. Biomedical engineers work in teams consisting of engineers, physicians, biologists, nurses, and therapists.

The BME leads either to medical school or to a masters BME program. This new undergraduate program admitted its first students from the freshmen class of 1997. Admission to this class was highly competitive, so all students interested in biomedical engineering should choose an alternative engineering major as a fallback.

For More Information

Prospective Undergraduate Students Room 2130 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1609 Tel: 608/263-4660 Fax: 608/265-9239 E-mail: bme@engr.wisc.edu

Prospective Graduate Students Room 2130 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1608 Tel: 608/263-4660 Fax: 608/265-9239 E-mail: bme@engr.wisc.edu

www.bme.wisc.edu

Date last modified: 03-Apr-2006.
Date created 24-Jan-2001.
Content by: egradvisor@engr.wisc.edu
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