Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy.[1] Biomedical engineering has only recently emerged as its own study, compared to many other engineering fields. Such an evolution is common as a new field transitions from being an interdisciplinary specialization among already-established fields, to being considered a field in itself. Much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, spanning a broad array of subfields (see below). Prominent biomedical engineering applications include the development of biocompatible prostheses, various diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices ranging from clinical equipment to micro-implants, common imaging equipment such as MRIs and EEGs, regenerative tissue growth, pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic biologicals.

Biomedical Engineering Studies

Outside of the typical minimum requirements for engineering students of advanced mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology, biomedical students will spend their time studying molecules and cells, biomedical modeling, biomedical systems and controls, biomedical simulations, genes, organs, cells, cardiovascular systems,neural systems, micro/nano systems, cell and tissue engineering, computational bioengineering and computer programming

Biomedical Engineering Salaries

As a biomedical engineer you can expect to earn on average $93k/year according to a report released by the bureau of labor statistics. As you excel within the field of biomedical engineering you can expect to earn as much as $143k/year or more as the 10% of earners.

Who's Hiring Biomedical Engineers?

The industries with the highest employment for biomedical engineering degree holders include medical equipment and medical supply manufacturers, scientific research and development firms, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing companies, electro medical instrument manufacturers, general medical and surgical hospitals and physicians offices.