We teach you to develop and apply innovative engineering tools to advance science & medicine
As one of the nation’s top academic medical centers, UT Southwestern provides a unique translational education experience. The BME program at UT Southwestern encompasses
Over 100 clinical & basic science faculty
$47 million annually in extramural research grants
5 distinct yet synergistic core research areas of focus
Development of innovative procedures & cutting-edge technology for research & disease.
Median time to PhD is 5 years
Last 39 doctorates all employed or training in science and related careers
Where do our BME Graduates go?
Position titles our recent BME graduates were hired into:
VP of Business Development
Senior Manager, marketing & Strategy
Medical Science Liaison
Product Application Specialist
Consultant
Postdoctoral researcher
*Graph shows data for BME Graduates over past 7 years.
The BME Graduate Program offers education and training in three Core Research Areas as well as specialized curricula in Computational Biology and Medical Physics.
Core Research Areas
Biomaterials, Mechanics, and Tissue Engineering
Learn to understand, characterize, and modulate the behavior of cells, tissues, and/or biomaterials for both research and clinical applications.
Biomedical & Molecular Imaging
Learn how to develop and apply cutting-edge imaging technologies, molecular imaging probes, and image processing techniques.
Computational Biology
Learn to leverage mathematical and computational approaches to understand biological and chemical processes.
Medical Physics
Learn to apply concepts and methods of physics to medicine for developing cutting-edge imaging and therapeutic tools for cancer radiotherapy treatment.
Translational Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery
Learn molecular design of nanomedicine platforms by applying tools from basic biological science to clinical medicine.