Biomedical Engineering

What is Biomedical Engineering?

Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing occupations in the health care field today. The demand for the life-enhancing technologies and innovative medical products that biomedical engineers create is expected to increase dramatically, particularly as the 77 million baby boomers enter their 60s and beyond. The aging of the boomer generation is also likely to spark developments in the care of the elderly that will require the expertise of biomedical engineers.

Biomedical engineers work alongside doctors, nurses, and other medical caregivers to develop and improve such devices as CAT scanners, ultrasound machines, artificial kneeand hip replacements, cardiac pacemakers and artificial hearts, electro-surgical and laser-surgery instruments, electrocardiogram machines, defibrillators, and dialysis equipment, among manyothers. Using their knowledge of microelectronics, biomechanics, and imaging, biomedical engineers design procedures and equipment that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury, make medical testing less intrusive, enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities, and otherwise improve the practice of medicine. The industries and institutions that employ biomedical engineers include hospitals, medical equipment manufacturing companies, public and private research institutions, and governmental regulatory agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Why Lawrence Tech’s Biomedical Engineering Program?

• It’s the only undergraduate biomedical engineering program in the metropolitan Detroit area.
  
• Courses are offered both during the day and in the evening, making it convenient for working professionals. In fact, the program can be completed entirely in the evening.
  
• Lawrence Tech’s theory and practice approach combines extensive laboratory experience with opportunities for co-op positions and internships in hospitals, health care institutions, and the medical equipment industry.
  
• The coordination of programs makes it easy to earn a dual degree in either biomedical and electrical engineering or biomedical and mechanical engineering.