The
academic, research, and training activities of the graduate program in
biomedical engineering are carried out by members of the faculty of the
School of
Engineering of Rutgers, located on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, New
Jersey,
in collaboration with members of the faculty of the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
The
biomedical engineering faculty has established research programs in (1)
biomaterials and tissue engineering; (2) biomechanics and
rehabilitation; (3) computational bioengineering and biomedical
imaging; (4) molecular, cellular, and nanosystems bioengineering; (5) neuroengineering; and (6)
physiological systems and bioinstrumentaion. Research areas in
the medical school also
include electroneurophysiology, neural information processing and
modeling,
hypertension, respiratory controls, computer-assisted diagnosis,
nuclear
magnetic resonance, positron-emission tomography, the study of
binocular
oculomotor balance, and the study of artificial-implant materials.
Biomedical
engineering offers three degree programs: M.S. plan A (thesis); M.S.
plan B
(nonthesis); and Ph.D. The minimum requirement for the M.S. with
thesis is 27 credits of coursework, 6 credits of research, and a
thesis
for a total of 33 credits. The minimum requirement for the M.S. without
thesis is 30 credits of coursework, 3 credits of nonthesis study,
and a commitee-approved paper/essay for a total of 33 credits. The minimum requirement for
the Ph.D. is 35 credits of coursework and 37 credits of research for
an
acceptable research dissertation.
Students who are interested in the M.D./Ph.D. program will take their medical training at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
and Ph.D. training at Rutgers University. The program provides three years of graduate training and four years of medical
training. Graduate
training begins in the third year. For more information on this program, please visit: http://www2.umdnj.edu/gsbspweb/md_phd_program/index.htm.
The
qualifying examination for doctoral students consists of four written
examinations culminating at the end of the first year. All students
take an
examination in mammalian physiology. Depending on their concentration
within
the program, students take examinations in three areas of: (1) biosignal
processing
and biomedical imaging; (2) biocontrol, modeling, and computation; (3)
kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport in biomedicine; and (4)
biomechanics. An oral
examination, in the appropriate area of specialization, is administered
by the
student's thesis committee during the third year.
