BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/BIOENGINEERING COLLEGES AND CAREERS

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY OR BIOENGINEERING MAJOR?

As a biomedical technology or bioengineering major, you’ll build a foundation for a future that could take many directions. You might look for the chemical signals in the body that warn of cancer. You might invent a new and improved type of prosthetic hand. You might refine the robots that doctors are just beginning to use in some surgery. These scientific fields are also top paying professions. If you pursue a job in the biomedical technology or engineering field, you can expect to receive good pay and benefits and an excellent chance at advancement.

WHAT ARE SOME MAJORS AND AREAS OF REASEARCH ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING FIELDS? Biomechanics Biomolecular Engineering Electrobiology Biomedical Imaging Biomedical Engineering Making Composites for Aerospace Combining Nanoparticles for Medical Applications Organic Electronics Medical Imaging Systems Neuroscience

COLLEGES WITH STRONG BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND/OR BIOENGINEERING PROGRAMS

Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) Tufts University (Medford, MA)Boston University (Boston, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)Brown University (Providence, RI) Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA)

Clemson University (Clemson, SC) Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)Columbia University (New York, NY) Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) Rice University (Houston, TX) University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)Duke University (Durham, NC) Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)George Washington University (Washington, DC) Stanford University (Stanford, CA) University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) Texas A & M University (College Station, TX) University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

College Checklist

Is the department accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology?

Will you have to fulfill any requirements before declaring the major?

Will you have the chance to work with professors on their research?

What are the labs like? Will you have access to up-to-date equipment?

How big are classes?

Are professors readily available to meet with students outside of class?

Will the program help you find an internship?

ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramSearch.aspx/AccreditationSearch.aspx

111 Market Place, Suite 1050Baltimore, MD 21202

American Institute of Biological Sciences - www.aibs.org/home 1444 1st Street, NW, Suite 200Washington, DC 20005

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Bioengineering Division) - http://divisions.asme.org/BED/ ASME Three Park AvenueNew York, NY 10016

Biomedical Engineering Society - http://www.bmes.org/aws/BMES/pt/sp/home_page 8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1125Landover, MD 20785

California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) – http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos Biomedical Sciences – Clinical Translational Science: The Next Generation of Biomedical ResearchUCI Center for Educational Partnerships420 Social Science TowerIrvine, CA 92697

International Society of Biomechanics - http://isbweb.org/

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering - http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NIBIB.htm 9000 Rockville PikeBethesda, MD 20892

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology - http://www.sicb.org/ 1313 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 402McLean, VA 22101

WEBSITES RELATED TO SCIENCE CAREERS

American Institute of Biological Sciences (Biological Science Careers) - www.aibs.org/careers/ Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Medicine (STEMM) -

http://education.ti.com/studentzone/StudentZoneUS/careers/index.html Career Smarts (Science Careers) - www.careersmarts.com/science.htm Cool Careers in Science - www.pbs.org/safarchive/5_cool/53_career.html Science Buddies (Science Careers) - www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_careers.shtml Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (Biomedical Engineering and Technology) - http://www.careercornerstone.org/engtech/disciplines/bioet.htm Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (Biological Science Careers) - www.sicb.org/careers/index.php3