[SeekAndFind]

His BME friends at NC State and UVa say the results are very similar at their schools.

BME is more difficult to offshore due to FDA issues. But, my son researched the placement data BEFORE he applied to college since I said he was on his own on Graduation Day +1.



Good for your son. But maybe you can enlighten the folks in this thread, exactly what does a bioengineer do ? Where are most of the areas of employment and who are hiring (other than hospitals ) ?

Thanks.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Biomedical engineers rarely work in hospitals, unless they are doing research or are involved in clinical trials. Generally, they design and develop medical devices, materials and instrumentation.

Here is the Biomedical Engineering Society’s webpage and description of what a BME does.

http://www.bmes.org/careers.asp

Thanks for asking.

BTW, Duke’s BME department is #2 in the USA behind Johns Hopkins. My son pulled his application to Duke when Nifong refuse to drop all of the charges after Crystal Gail Magnum recanted on the rape charge.