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Home / About BME / Welcome From Department Head

Welcome From Department Head

Top-Notch Programs at the Interface of Engineering and Medicine

Art Gmitro at an optics lab bench
Professor Arthur Gmitro, Department Head

Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona!

UA Biomedical Engineering provides a rigorous education in the time-tested principles, technologies and tools of engineering combined with broad exposure to the ever-expanding modern practice of biomedicine.

BME is an inherently interdisciplinary department with a diverse and highly collaborative faculty. Research and educational connections throughout the university yield extensive opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and experience to pursue careers in industry, academia, medicine and government.

Gain the Skills to Improve Health Care

BME’s educational programs not only deliver a solid theoretical foundation in science and engineering, but also students gain the applied hands-on skills to design and build biomedical devices, instruments and systems.

Acquire the knowledge to contribute to improving health care. Learn how to create better and more cost-effective technologies for prevention, detection and treatment of health-related issues.

Be part of the revolution occurring in biomedicine!

Explore the website to learn more about BME undergraduate and graduate degree programs and the exceptional faculty research. Most importantly, please let us know if you have questions or we can help in any way!

Sincerely,

Professor Art Gmitro, Department Head

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