Insight to BioMedical Engineering/Medical Engineering

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Biomedical engineering (BME) improves human health by applying engineering principles and methods to medical problems. Biomedical engineers might find themselves developing:

  • Sensors that identify cancer biomarkers in blood
  • A device that mimics the blood-brain barrier for use in drug testing
  • Neural probes to treat Parkinson’s with deep-brain stimulation
  • Computer models that suggest how complex proteins are assembled
  • Waveforms to image the body with MRI
  • Ultrasound therapies to treat tumours non-invasively
  • Injectible stem-cell cultures to regenerate damaged tissue

Biomedical engineers need a solid foundation in the biological sciences as well as a firm grasp of engineering principles and techniques. It’s important for students to have access to interconnected engineering, medical, and business resources.

BME graduates are a special brand of engineer

Career Perspective

  • Laboratory research and instrumentation
  • Design process
  • Teamwork
  • Technical communication
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Legal and regulatory issues
Biomedical Engineering is a multidisciplinary programme which aims to provide you with both an understanding of biology and medical theory and with highly specialized technical training in such fields as electrical, physics, material and mechanical engineering.

It involves the application of engineering principles and design concepts to solve problems in medicine and biology - a convergence of life sciences with engineering. Biomedical engineers are key players in the development, design, and continuing refinement of devices such as joint replacement prosthesis, microsensors, imaging and pattern recognition, as well as advanced instruments for use in such domains as minimally invasive surgery and movement disorders.

-Wikipedia

Career Opportunity

  • Biomedical Healthcare Executives
  • Biomaterial Developer/Medical Technology Developer
  • Rehabilitation Engineer
  • Independent Consultant
  • Medical Equipment Engineer
  • Artificial Medical Organs Engineer
  • Prosthetics/Orthotics Engineer
  • Tissue/Cell Engineer
  • Medical Science Officer
  • Medical Scientist/Researcher

Insight
  1. Develop solutions for complex prosthetics and orthotics engineering systems, components or processes to meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, culture, society and the environment.
  2. Conduct investigations using relevant research methodology including literature review, design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of results to derive scientifically sound conclusions.
  3. Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling, to complex prosthetics and orthotics engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
  4. Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice.
  5. Understand the impact of professional engineering solutions towards society and the environment and demonstrate knowledge of and the need for sustainable development.
  6. Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.
  7. Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with both engineers and the community at large through discussions, reports and presentations.
  8. Function effectively as an individual, and as a team member or leader in a multi-disciplinary environment.
  9. Recognise the need to undertake life-long learning and possess the capacity to do so independently.
  10. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineering and management/finance principles and apply these to one’s own work as an individual, team member or leader in a multi-disciplinary environment.
  11. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and prosthetics and orthotics engineering specialization to solve complex engineering problems.
  12. Identify, formulate, research, analyse and reach substantiated conclusions along with recommendations for complex prosthetics and orthotics engineering problems, using principles of mathematics, natural science and engineering science.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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