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    Your Career in
    Biomedical Engineering

    Center of Biomedical Engineering


    Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, AAU

    March 17, 2023


    Agenda

    1) What is Biomedical Engineering?


    2) The Biomedical Engineering Program
    3) Available Resources
    1. What is Biomedical Engineering?

    ❖ Application of engineering principes and


    technological advances to solve problems
    in medicine and biology and improve
    healthcare service.
    Relevant Focus Areas in Biomedical Engineering

    bio-instrumentation
    Relevant Focus Areas in Biomedical Engineering

    biomedical imaging
    Relevant Focus Areas in Biomedical Engineering

    biomedical rehabilitation
    Relevant Focus Areas in Biomedical Engineering

    biomedical infomatics
    2. The Biomedical Engineering Program

    ❖ Currently a harmonized curriculum composed of


    Biomedical Science, Biomedical Engineering,
    Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering)

    ❖ 3½ year duration;

    ❖ Requirement: Successful completion of the Pre-


    Engineering Program
    Minimum Requirements to Succeed in BME

    ❖ Should have interest in mathematics, life


    sciences, and engineering

    ❖ Should be innovative and practical with


    dedication to focus on local problems
    The BME Program Composition
    ❖ Basic life sciences (biology, biochemistry, human
    anatomy and physiology, biophysics, biomaterials,
    biomechanics, etc)
    ❖ Electrical and computer engineering (electrical and
    electronic devices, analog and digital electronics,
    control principles, software applications, etc)
    ❖ Core biomedical engineering (bio-instrumentation
    and signal processing, medical imaging and image
    processing, rehabilitation, biomedical design, etc)
    Job Opportunities
    ❖ Clinical Engineer in healthcare institutions (health
    centers, clinics, hospitals)
    ❖ Research and Development (higher education
    institutions, industries, manufacturing companies)
    ❖ biomedical equipment import and sales companies
    ❖ Policy advising for Government
    On the job you may
    ❖ Design and construct medical devices such as cardiac
    pacemakers, defibrillators, artificial kidneys, blood
    oxygenators, hearts, blood vessels, joints, arms, and
    legs
    ❖ Design computer systems to monitor patients during
    surgery or in intensive care
    ❖ Design and Build sensors to measure blood pressure
    and blood chemistry, such as potassium, sodium, 02,
    CO2, and pH
    On the job you may ...
    ❖ Design instruments and devices for therapeutic uses,
    such as a laser system for eye surgery or a device for
    automated delivery of insulin
    ❖ Construct and implement mathematical/computer
    models of physiological systems
    3. Available Resources: Space

    ❖ Offices

    ❖ Classrooms (Mostly Shared)

    ❖ Laboratories (Dedicated + Shared)


    Available Resources: Laboratory Facilities

    ❖ Bio-instrumentation Laboratory

    ❖ Bio-imaging Laboratory

    ❖ Bio-Computing Laboratory

    ❖ Design Studio
    Resources: Staff Profile - By Qualification

    ❖ PhD Holders (6)

    ❖ MSc Holders (14)

    ❖ BSc Holders (4)

    ❖ Diploma Holders (3)


    Resources: Staff Profile - By Research Area

    ❖ Biomedical Instrumentation (8),

    ❖ Biomedical Imaging (8),

    ❖ Biomedical Rehabilitation (6),

    ❖ Biomedical Informatics (5),


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