M.D./M.S. Dual Degree Program in
Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
A. Medical students with a background and an interest in medical careers within the biomedical engineering and health-care industry. The program will permit students to use their medical educational experiences and engineering training to focus on medical-device design, technology-driven health-care delivery, or medical informatics. Students will be exposed to both the research and business development aspects of biomedical engineering. Graduates of this program will be in a unique position to shape the medical biotechnology industry and promote its future interface with academia.
A. Admission or current enrollment in the University of Minnesota Medical School is required for admission to the program. BME M.S. requirements remain unchanged but certain medical school classes will be counted towards the master’s degree, making possible completion of the M.S. in one year with either a thesis or non-thesis program.
A. This is a five-year program, including four years for the M.D. and one year for the M.S. degree program.
A. Up to three medical students per year can be accepted in the M.S. degree program, with the possibility for more depending on external faculty or industry funding.
A. Students will apply to the BME M.S. program either as part of the admissions process or after entry to Medical School, generally in their first or second year. Preference is given to students who apply as part of the admissions process.
A. The M.D. portion will be decided by the Medical School, the M.S. portion by the M.D./M.S. Advisory Council.
A. The advisory council is a group of six faculty members from the Institute of Technology and the Academic Health Center who are active members of the Biomedical Engineering Institute (BMEI) and Biomedical Engineering graduate faculty. They will review applications, monitor progress, and assist in matching students with faculty for the M.S. portion of the program in biomedical engineering.
A. The BME graduate faculty comprises 80 faculty members spanning many of departments of the Academic Health Center and Institute of Technology.
A. Students would receive a standard stipend for BME graduate students for living expenses plus have their tuition and healthcare paid for one year during the M.S. portion of the program.
Q. How is this program funded?
A. A $1 million endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Scott Augustine, matched by University of Minnesota Graduate School.
For further information, please contact Prof. John Bischof (bischof@umn.edu) or the Director of Graduate Studies, Prof. Victor Barocas (baroc001@umn.edu), or the BMEGP staff assistant (bmengp@tc.umn.edu).
Useful Links:
BME Graduate Handbook
M.D./M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Joint Degree, Medical School