Bioengineering/
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering combines engineering expertise
with medical needs for the enhancement of health care. It is a branch of
engineering in which knowledge and skills are developed and applied to define
and solve problems in biology and medicine. Students choose the biomedical
engineering field to be of service to people; for the excitement of working
with living systems; and to apply advanced technology to the complex problems of
medical care. The biomedical engineer is a health care professional, a group
which includes physicians, nurses, and technicians. Biomedical engineers may be
called upon to design instruments and devices, to bring together knowledge from
many sources to develop new procedures, or to carry out research to acquire
knowledge needed to solve new problems. A biomedical engineer uses traditional
engineering expertise to analyze and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing
an overall enhancement of health care. It turns out that lots of people have a
common interest of trying to improve human life, which exploits the many
specialty areas inside of the field of Biomedical Engineering.
Some of these specialties include:
· Bioengineering
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Clinical Engineering
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Biomedical Imaging
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Instrumentation
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Biomedical Ultrasound
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Cardiovascular Systems
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Rehabititational Engineering
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Cloning
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Biomaterials
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Tissue and Cellular Engineering
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Biomedical Sensors
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Optics
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Human Performance and Neuroengineering
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Bioinformatics