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TRAITS
for
Success |
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excellent problem-solving
skills
probing intellect
strong math & science
skills
good communicator |
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iomedical engineers work in areas of health
care to improve patients' |
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quality of life. More specifically, they
combine their expertise in |
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engineering and science, thereby creating
solutions to patients' medical |
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problems. Using computers, they are able
to simulate parts of the human |
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body, much like video games can simulate flight
in a plane. This technology is |
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used to design wonders like heart pacemakers,
artificial kidneys, valves for |
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hearts, joints, and blood vessels.
Things taken for granted, such as |
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eyeglasses and thermometers, were invented by
biomedical engineers. |
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They also design high-tech devices such as
surgical lasers, battery- |
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powered artificial limbs, and ultrasound, which
uses sound waves to |
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produce an image. |
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Average Starting Salary (bachelor's level) $51,900
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| Areas of Specialization |
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Bioinstrumentation |
| Biomaterials |
| Biomechanics |
| Cellular and
Tissue Engineering |
| Clinical
Engineering |
| Medical
Imaging |
| Orthopaedic
Bioengineering |
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Rehabilitation Engineering |
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| Work Environment |
| Hospitals |
| Industry |
| Research
facilities |
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| Academic Requirements |
| A college
preparatory diploma is |
| recommended.
Most biomedical |
| engineers
hold bachelor's degrees |
| in biomedical
engineering; however, |
| others choose
mechanical, electrical, |
| or chemical
engineering with a specialty |
| in
biomedical engineering. Either |
| choice often
requires continued |
| education in
master's or doctoral |
| degree
programs |
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| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Licensure is
not required in Georgia. |
| After three
years of experience, |
| clinical
engineers may choose to be |
| certified by
the American College |
| of Clinical
Engineering. |
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| Professional Organizations |
| American
College of Clinical Engineering |
| (610)
825-6067 |
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www.accenet.org |
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| Biomedical
Engineering Society |
| (301)
459-1999 |
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www.bmes.org |
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| Institute of
Electronic Engineers/Engineering |
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in Medicine and Biology Society |
| (732)
981-3433 |
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www.embs.org |
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
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Bachelor's Degree
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Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Mercer University |
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Master's Degree |
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Mercer University |
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Doctoral Degree |
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Georgia Institute of Technology (with Emory University) |
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