title: Biomedical engineering continues to make the future.
abstract: Biomedical engineering (BME) continues to make the future, not just respond to the present, by anticipating the needs of interface engineering and clinical medicine. In many respects, BME is the educational mode of the future, fostering collaboration among disciplines at its core by building on basic concepts in engineering and biology. We strive to educate where the needs, opportunities, and jobs are and will be in the future. The bridge between engineering, biology, and medicine is a growing link, and there is no sign that this interface will slow. With an aging population, dynamic changes in health care, as well as global economies and related themes upon us, we are only at the very beginning of the impact that BME will have on medicine and the quality of life. Those of us in BME are excited to be setting this agenda and welcome your participation. In part, this is why we have designed our BME major to cover both the depth and breadth, always a challenge, but one that we are committed to. The depth of the design projects, research experience, coursework, study abroad options, and internships all convenes to establish a solid foundation for our students as they embark on their career paths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, USA. Sergio.Fantini@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.forename: Caoimhe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennis
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials