Bringing Healthcare and
Technology Together

Our department brings together the technical expertise of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with the clinical experience of the University of Rochester Medical Center to create cooperative environment that fosters innovations in medicine and health care.

Academics

We offer an accredited undergraduate degree, as well as several different graduate programs.

  • BS in Biomedical Engineering

    Students in our program get hand-on experience, preparing them for careers in engineering, medicine and research. Our BS degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

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  • MS in Biomedical Engineering

    Our flexible MS program prepares students for advanced careers in both research and industry. We also offer a medical technology and innovation speciation that prepares students for medical careers through a comprehensive coursework and an eight-week clinical immersion.

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  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering

    Our program is crafted to help PhD students not only define a domain of biomedical engineering but also become one of the world’s experts in that domain. Students are given the opportunity to explore a range of research before choosing which laboratory they’d like to join at the end of their first second semester.

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  • MD/PhD Program

    Students earning a PhD in biomedical engineering (BME) through the MD/PhD program will begin PhD training in the third year of graduate school after two years of medical school training. The MD/PhD curriculum has been modified to account for courses taken at the medical school.

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A doctor models a device prototype as a professor and PhD student look on in the cardiac ICU at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Clinical Care Meets Bioengineering

Medical Technology and Innovation Specialization for MS Students

This one-year master's degree program allows biomedical engineering students to specialize in medical technology and innovation. This option features an eight-week clinical immersion in the University of Rochester Medical Center. During immersion, students directly observe the clinical settings, preparing them to address clinical needs when developing design solutions.

Medical Technology and Innovation Specialization Program

Research

Our biomedical engineering research doesn't stay in the laboratory. Between the Center for Medical Technology and Innovation, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, students have numerous opportunities to watch their medical discoveries move from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside.

Our research specialties include:

As a world-class research institution with a commitment to education, we take pride in providing opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to become involved in the research process.

Senior biomedical engineering student adjusts an electroencephalography cap on a fellow lab member.

Hands-On Experience

Undergraduate Research

To immerse our undergraduates in this process of innovation, our year-long senior design program provides an introduction to the medical device design process. They develop prototypes to solve problems presented by local companies, clinicians or researchers. They also learn about the regulatory process, economic constraints and ethical challenges that come with creating new medical technologies.

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