<p>I am currently an Unspecified Engineering student and have decided on biomedical. I also know that many BME majors go on to medical school. The problem is that my school doesn't offer a BME major, but rather offers biomedical as a concentration of mechanical.</p>
<p>It doesn't appear to be quite as bio-medical engineering focused as some other curricula I've looked at, rather it seems to be just the ME degree with a few tweaks in favor of life sciences and all the technical electives are BME related. </p>
<p>So, does being a concentration rather than a major alter my chances of being employed in that field or going on to medical school? My main reason for wanting to know is because I am considering transferring (I am currently at Bradley University, looking at UIUC).</p>
<p>Your concentration versus major will have no impact on your ability to enter medical school. For what it’s worth, I know an orthepedic surgeon whose undergrad was straight up mechanical engineering. Of course, there are many others in the medical profession who entered using paths other than engineering, e.g., chemistry, biology, liberal arts etc.</p>
<p>I’ll let others address the specifics of employment as a BME graduate and whether it’s a good idea to transfer.</p>
<p>what exactly do you want to do? do you want to go Med School or wanna major in pure BME till you get your Phd?..ChrisTKD has answered that if you wanna go to Med School then your major does not matter at all. If you want to pursue a career in research as BME then you definately need to go to school that will offer Phd in BME. Good luck with your school endeavors…</p>
<p>Mechanical engineering is a perfectly fine major to have if you do not go to medical school.</p>