• Biomedical Engineering faculty member receives NSF’s prestigious Alan T. Waterman Award
• $1.9M NIH NIA Grant Awarded on Advancing Aging Research and Education
• $7.3 Million in NIH funding to advance Biomedical Research Infrastructure awarded to UDC

The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org).

To qualify for graduation from the biomedical engineering program, you will be required to complete 126-credit hours of college-level courses, including:

• General Education Courses 21
• Engineering Science and mathematics Courses 40
  
• Engineering Design Courses 50
  
• Biomedical Engineering Design Project/Technical Electives 15

Program of Study

• Semester-by-semester, Plan of Study-Entering Fall 2022
• One-sheet Handout

Interested in joining one of our available student organizations or activities? In addition to many university-wide clubs and organizations, those that originate from the department include:

• Biomedical Engineering Society
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers
• Firebird Rover Club

Organizations & Activities

The following program educational objectives have been established.

Graduates of the biomedical engineering program are expected within a few years of graduation to have:

1. Established themselves as practicing professionals and/or be engaged in advanced study in biomedical engineering or a related field;
2. Demonstrated successful ability to work, independently and as members of a professional team with effective communication skills (both written and oral), on the formulation and design of complex engineering solutions while incorporating knowledge of living, physiological, and biological systems;
3. Committed to lifelong learning via ongoing professional training and development, leadership, and/or research to gain a deeper understanding of the social, ethical, and environmental context of changing global conditions.

Students graduating from the Biomedical Engineering program will have acquired the following:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. An ability to apply the engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration for public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

There are multiple in-house internships/assistantships are now available to UDC Biomedical Engineering students!

National Science Foundation (NSF) Targeted Infusion Project: Integration, Cultivation, and Exposure to Biomedical Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia
Up to six, paid Undergraduate Assistantships available per year

The selected undergraduate students will be employed to work during the summer months to assist the Dr. Thompson and colleagues with the Biomedical Engineering Summer Outreach Program.  During the school year, student assistantships towards the Biomedical Engineering activities & program are also available.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award: Investigating a new Generation of Assistive, Innovative Technologies (GAIT) for balance rehabilitation
Two, Undergraduate Research Assistantships (RAs) available per year

This NSF project seeks to explore a creative, novel, and potentially transformative aids for healthy elderly and elderly stroke survivors. The selected undergraduate RAs will gain research experiences through being actively involved in the project.  Undergraduate RAs are expected to work 20 hrs/week for 10 weeks during the summer months and 5 hrs/week for up to 20 weeks during the regular school year.  Dr. Thompson will mentor and work cohesively with the RAs in regards to experimentation, data analysis and interpretation of results.

National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER: Nurturing Women’s Innovativeness and Strength in Engineering through experiential learning in biomedical engineering (WISE)
Two, paid Undergraduate Workshop Assistantships (WAs) available per year

Two, UDC School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) undergraduate students will be employed to work as assistants and mentors for a new youth outreach program.  Female, ethnic minorities are encouraged to apply.  This program is aimed towards exposing DC area high school students to Biomedical Engineering.  There is a particular focus placed on female youth participants.  Undergraduate WAs are expected to work 5 hrs/week for throughout the fall-term and spring-term. The WAs will assist with and providing insight on participants’ projects/designs, as well as serve as role models and mentors to the high school and middle school participants.

Four, paid Undergraduate Research Assistantships (RAs) Available: (US citizens or permanent residents)
Up to four, undergraduate student research assistants (RAs) per year will be selected to work on Biomedical Engineering-related research projects.  Student RA are expected to work no more than 10 hrs/week for 9 weeks during the academic year.  The selected RAs will be mentored by Dr. Lara Thompson and Dr. Nian Zhang, and research projects will be highly multidisciplinary in nature.

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