Biomedical engineers develop devices and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems by combining their knowledge of biology and medicine with engineering principles and practices. Many do research, along with medical scientists, to develop and evaluate systems and products such as artificial organs, prostheses, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
The starting Bachelor's degree salary for biomedical engineering is about $61,320; the average Bachelor's degree salary is $73,930.
Employment for biomedical engineers in the US is about 16,000; it is expected that there will be an employment growth of 72% over the next several years!
The Biomedical Engineering Society is a professional society for biomedical engineering. For license info, go to http://flahec.org/hlthcareers/BIOMEDEN.HTM.
The top 3 schools in the US for biomedical engineering are:
John Hopkins University
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/
Duke University
http://www.bme.duke.edu/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://web.mit.edu/cbe/www/
Here are some videos on biomedical engineering:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-Q4aDNaRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5r-BaeMwjE
