Your degree in Biomedical Engineering

While studying biomedical engineering, you're learning to apply engineering principles and methods to biological systems to address issues affecting human health. You’ll develop important skills to discover, design, and develop cutting edge solutions to improve patient care, health, and quality of life.

These skills may include:

• Application of human physiology, medicine, and engineering to develop cell-based therapeutics from gene therapy to tissue engineered organs

• Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams to design medical diagnostic equipment and clinical instrumentation

• Analysis of measurements captured from imaging and electronic sensing technologies such as X-rays, MRIs, and wearable sensors

• In-depth computational analyses and statistical techniques to understand and interpret complex biological processes

• Application of the principles of biomechanics to enhance prevention and treatment approaches to injuries and diseases such as the design of orthopaedic implants

• Analysis of patient health care data to understand diseases and pathophysiology using machine learning

• Usage of specialized instruments, sensors, and computer programming languages

Your experiences will open doors to new opportunities and help clarify understanding of your values and interests.

Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Student Association
Socialize with students in the program, meet your profs, and network with industry professionals.

Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association
Join the mentorship program, access professional development opportunities, and connect with like-minded individuals.

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Learn about the biomedical field from guest speakers or participate in a lab, hospital, or industry facility tour.

UBC BIOMOD
Get involved in the design of biomolecular nanotechnology and compete against teams worldwide.

UBC Biomedical Engineering Student Team
Build feasible devices that have the potential to benefit the medical community while developing your technical skills.

Student Biotechnology Network
Explore your interests in the field of biotechnology, meet peers who share your interests, and network with employers.

UBC Technology in Medicine Club
Explore the field of medical technology with peers from the faculty of medicine.

Creative Destruction Lab Health Stream
Get the resources and mentorship support you need to take your health innovation idea to the next level.

UBC Pre-Medical Society
Get advice on how to pursue a career in medicine, access study resources for the MCAT, and learn about the MMI process.

UBC Life Sciences Institute
Discover research opportunities, events, programs, and student competitions in life sciences.

Hatching Health
Collaborate with peers from different disciplines to address global healthcare challenges in the annual weekend-long event.

Departmental events
Network with Biomedical Engineering students and faculty members at a variety of events.

Departmental research opportunities
Reach out directly to faculty members to ask about potential research positions.

UBC Engineering Co-op
Gain work experience in biomedical engineering between study terms.

Provincial Health Services Authority job board
Check out biomedical engineering careers across different provincial agencies providing specialized health-care services.

Neil Squire Society
Volunteer for Makers Making Change to design or build access solutions for people in the community.

BC Children’s Hospital research program
Participate in an undergraduate research project related to child and family health.

Engineering job board
Check out engineering employment opportunities.

Engineering World Health
Apply your engineering skills to improve healthcare services in developing countries.

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