Biomedical Engineering is that interdisciplinary field of study combining engineering with life sciences.  The role of the biomedical engineer is to provide answers to problems arising from the study of living systems by employing the methodology and principles of engineering.  Biomedical engineers may be called upon in a wide range of capacities: to design instruments, devices, and software; to model the mechanics of the body; to research materials acceptable to the body; or to conduct research needed to solve clinical problems.  In this field there is continual change and creation of new areas due to rapid advancement in technology; however, some of the well established specialty areas within the field of biomedical engineering are: biomaterials; biomechanics; cellular, tissue and genetic engineering; medical imaging; and modeling systems physiology. You can find much more detail information about the Biomedical Engineering discipline by visiting the Biomedical Engineering Engineering Society or the Whitaker Foundation webpage

http://www.bmes.org , http://www.whitaker.org.

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