Information about BMES at CUA


What is BMES?
Membership
National Chapter and Student Chapters
Careers & Jobs in Biomedical Engineering
Officers & Advisors
Biomedical Engineering Links
BMES Constitution

What is BMES?

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is a national organization that promotes the knowledge of biomedical engineering. The Catholic Univerisity of America chapter of this society is made up of both graduate and undergraduate students who share an interest in biomedical engineering. The student chapter at CUA introduces students to the profession of biomedical engineering, as well as the social role and obligations of the biomedical engineer.

A biomedical engineer uses traditional engineering expertise to analyze and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing an overall enhancement of health care. Students choose the biomedical engineering field to be of service to people, to partake of the excitement of working with living systems, and to apply advanced technology to the complex problems of medical care. The biomedical engineer works with other health care professionals including physicians, nurses, therapists, and technicians. Biomedical engineers may be called upon in a wide range of capacities: to design instruments, devices, and software, to bring together knowledge from many technical sources to develop new procedures, or to conduct research needed to solve clinical problems.


Membership

Who Can Be a Member?

Membership in BMES is open to all those who share the stated purpose of the society and are students pursuing a course of study in biomedical engineering or related sciences may be admitted to student membership in the society.

Benefits to Members

Here at CUA, we get the added benefits of touring great facilities and listening to those who make the difference at the FDA, NIH, NRH, Patent Office and other facilities in the area.

Membership List

Laura Walz
Dan Krainak
Theresa Sukal
James Swiger
Chrysse Cois

Student Membership Application - PDF


National Chapter and Student Chapters

The National BMES Website

Student Chapters

Biomedical Engineering: IEEE EMBS
Biomedical Engineering Society of Texoma
Biomedical Engineering Society at the University of Texas at Austin
Department of Bioengineering - Clemson University
JHU Biomedical Engineering Home Page
Iowa State University
McGill University
MIT Center for Biomedical Engineering
Purdue IEEE EMBS
Tennessee Joint BMES Chapter
University of Connecticut BMES
University of Florida BMES
University of Pennsylvania Society of Bioengineers
University of Pennsylvania Graduate Association of Bioengineers (GABE)
University of Memphis and University of Tennessee at Memphis
University of Minnesota

Careers & Jobs in Biomedical Engineering

There are many areas where biomedical engineers may pursue. They include: bioinstrumentation; biomaterials; biomechanics; cellular, tissue and genetic engineering; clinical engineering; medical imaging; orthopaedic surgery; rehabilitation engineering; and systems physiology.

Biomedical engineers may work in universities, in industry, in hospitals, in research facilities of educational and medical institutions, in teaching, and in government regulatory agencies.

Employment Links


Year of 2002 - 2003

Advisor:   Dr. Tran  e-mail  website

President:   Theresa Sukal  e-mail

Vice President:   Anji Wall  e-mail

Treasurer:   James Swiger  e-mail

Secretary:   Jessica Cisper  e-mail

Officers & Advisors

Year of 2001 - 2002

Advisor:   Dr. Tran  e-mail  website

President:   Dan Krainak  e-mail  website

Vice President:   Heather McDonald  e-mail

Treasurer:   Laura Walz  e-mail

Secretary:   Chrysse Cois  e-mail

Year of 2000 - 2001

Advisor:   Dr. Tran  e-mail  website

President:   Anna Lockerd  e-mail

Vice President:   Jen Stott  e-mail

Treasurer:   Laura Walz  e-mail

Secretary:   Dan Krainak  e-mail  website


Biomedical Engineering Links

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
BMEnet, the Whitaker Foundation's server
National Science Foundation
Titles and Abstracts from the Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Employment Links for the biomedical scientist
National Institutes of Health
Yahoo: Biomedical Engineering Institutes
WWW Virtual Library: Biotechnology
Biomechanics World Wide
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MedWeb Internet Biomedical Resources
NAS, NAE, IOM and NRC
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Scientist
The Franklin Institute Science Museum



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