The objective of the PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University is to educate biomedical engineers for careers in industry, academia, health care, and government and to advance research in biomedical engineering.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering provides a learning environment that encourages you to apply biomedical engineering methods to advance basic scientific discovery; integrate knowledge across the spectrum from basic cellular and molecular biology through tissue, organ, and whole-body physiology and pathophysiology; and to exploit this knowledge to design diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that improve human health.
The unique and rich medical, science, and engineering environment at CWRU enables research projects ranging from basic science through engineering design and clinical application. Numerous fellowships and research assistantships are available to support you in your studies.
The PhD program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of courses beyond the BS degree. Your overall program of study must clearly demonstrate adequate depth in a field of biomedical engineering relevant to your research area. There are 14 credit hours of required core courses.
Required Core Courses
| EBME 400 | Principles of Physiology | 1 |
| EBME 401D | Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing | 3 |
| EBME 434 | Methodologies for Modeling Physiological Systems | 2 |
| EBME 435 | Advanced Topics of Compartmental Modeling | 1 |
| or EBME 436 | Neuromuscular Physiology and Analysis | |
| EBME 570 | Graduate Professional Development for Biomedical Engineers | 1 |
| EBME 454 | Introduction to Grant and Fellowship Writing | 1 |
| EBME 515 | Grant Writing II | 2 |
| IBMS 453 | Cell Biology I | 3 |
| or EBME 451 | Molecular and Cellular Physiology | |
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