1. Biomedical Engineering

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3. Orthopedics Engineering Biomaterials Tissue Engineering
Areas of focus in BME
Bioinstrumentation
Medical Imaging
Biomechanics
Orthopedics Engineering
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
Neural Engineering
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

4. Bioinstrumentation
It is the application of electronics and measurement techniques to develop devices used in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Electronic Skin Patch With Memory and Drug Delivery Capability Could Treat Parkinson’s
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

5. General Electric's Vscan portable ultrasound scanner
Medical Imaging
Combines knowledge of a unique physical phenomenon (sound, radiation, magnetism) with high speed electronic data processing, analysis and display to generate an image.
General Electric's Vscan portable ultrasound scanner
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

6. Biomechanics
Applies classical mechanics (statics, dynamics, fluids, solids, thermodynamics, and continuum mechanics) to biological or medical problems.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

7. Biomaterials
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

8. First Artificial Trachea Implants Breathe Life into Tissue Engineering
These areas utilize the anatomy, biochemistry and mechanics of cellular and sub-cellular structures to understand diseases and to intervene at very specific sites.
First Artificial Trachea Implants Breathe Life into Tissue Engineering
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

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Biomechanics
Curriculum
Four focus areas
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Bioinstrumentation
New: Biomolecular/Cellular Engineering
3+1 Program
3 lectures
1 lab
Biomaterials
Bioinstrumentation
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10. Applicant goals: Maintain high cumulative and MSE GPA
Write great “Why BMEN” essay
Attend BMEN events
Join BMES and Mentorship Program
Take summer school to catch up!
Be eligible to take PHYS 208 and MATH 251 in Fall 2017 or earlier
CHEM 227 done before Fall 2018

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Fall 2014 Enrollment
267 undergraduates
118 graduates
21 faculty
44% female
19% underrepresented group members
National Merit Scholars – 28
National Merit Semi-Finalist – 9
National Scholars – 11
68% ranked in top 10% of high school graduating class
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Spring 2015 Graduates
Bachelor’s Awarded: 67
Bachelors to women: 27
Bachelors to men: 40
Average Cumulative GPA:
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After Graduation
Students pursue opportunities in:
Industry
Medical school
Graduate/professional school
They pursue career paths in:
Medical Device Industry
Research & Development
Field Clinical Engineering
Consulting
Clinical Engineering
FDA
Academia
TAMU avg. starting salary: $65,200
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Program Highlights
Internships & co-ops
Undergraduate research
Study abroad experiences
Germany, Wales, Rwanda
Student organizations
Internships – summer
Co-ops – formal relationship with the university; work full-time for a company during the semester
Companies include DJO Surgical, the FDA, NASA, Texas Heart, and more
Students participate in undergraduate research in our department. It’s a great addition to your resume and helps you better learn about career options within the major
BMEN has 3 study abroad experiences
1st – faculty led program to Bonn, Germany (faculty go with the students and they take the same classes as they do here)
2nd – reciprocal exchange to Swansea, Wales (you pay TAMU tuition and take classes in Swansea and Swansea students pay Swansea tuition and take classes here)
3rd – summer program with Engineering World Health where students go to Rwanda and help repare broken medical equipment
All of our students get involved in the multiple student organizations in the department
Over 800 groups on campus, but BMEN has several organizations including the Biomedical Engineering Society, Society for Biomaterials, and our very own honors society, Alpha Eta Mu Beta
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