1. 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?

2. • 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 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202
 American Institute of Biological Sciences - www.aibs.org/home
1444 1st
Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Bioengineering Division) - http://divisions.asme.org/BED/
ASME Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
 Biomedical Engineering Society - http://www.bmes.org/aws/BMES/pt/sp/home_page
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1125
Landover, 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 Research
UCI Center for Educational Partnerships
420 Social Science Tower
Irvine, 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 Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology - http://www.sicb.org/
1313 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 402
McLean, 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

3.  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