<p>My son wants a career in Biomedical, but wants to start with BS in ME, because he believes ME provides a good base for other engineering disciplines. </p>
<p>However, many of the ME programs have little to no relevance to Biomedical Engineering. There are some ME programs, which offer robotics and nanotechnology.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>Some ME programs have significant relevance to BME specifically within the Biomechanical or Thermal-Fluids disciplines. Personally, I think a BS in ME/ChemE/EE is a great way to get into BME since it hedges your bets job wise if you change your mind and it still provides a good foundation for graduate school.</p>
<p>At the graduate level there is significant overlap between BME and EE/ME/ChemE so this is a very viable option.</p>
<p>I would recommend EE for a BS if he intends on going into Biomedical Engineering and the school he goes to does not have a BME major. Some universities that do not have an undergraduate Biomedical Engineering program have a Biomedical specialization path in their Electrical Engineering program.</p>
<p>Depends on what he wants in on.</p>
<p>Pharma would be ChemE
Prosthetics and such would be MechE
Devices like MRIs etc would be EE</p>
<p>Pharma could also be ME. If you specialize in thermal fluid sciences, there is a TON of work being done in ME departments worldwide on micro- and biofluidics, the main purpose of which is to apply it to the workings of the human body.</p>
<p>My daughter is also interested in Biomed as a MS. We have been looking at VT (we are from VA) which does not have a biomed undergraduate degree but does have a graduate school in Biomed Engineering and they actually have several undergraduate degrees with a Biomed" emphasis. These include mechanical, materials, and electrical engineering. All of them have a grouping of electives that would help her get into a graduate program. The VT Biomed Graduate School web site states they normally look for a strong engineering background in their applicants but they also accept strong science candidates (chemistry, physics, etc.) with higher level math courses. If she goes to Tech she will try to get involved with research at the graduate school to improve her chances of getting into a good graduate school. Good luck!</p>
<p>“biomedical” is itself an extremely broad field. Any kind of engineering he does would branch well in BiomedE depending on what he wants to do. EE/CompE for MRIs is definitely right-on, though.</p>
<p>We’re looking at just reg eng undergrad at this point. Son has been offered a wonderful scholarship to attend a school that does not have BME.</p>
<p>If he wants to go into prosthetics, particularly eye and ear, what would be a good undergrad eng program: mech, elec, metallurgical or materials, or comp eng or comp sci?</p>
<p>Go ME and Design. see my post in Grad School forum.</p>
<p>Montegut,</p>
<p>I agree with Longprime. Have your son major in Mechanical engineer with a focus on design. He can also take electives in biomaterials (might be in chemE) just to supplement his knowledge.</p>