According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the biomedical engineering career field is growing at about 26% per year through 2012, one of the few industries with positive growth at times of global economic recession. The demand for local biomedical engineers is also rapidly rising. In response to this need, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will launch a Biomedical Engineering (BME) undergraduate programme in 2010, which is a joint initiative of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine. Graduates are expected to apply their knowledge to develop and improve biomedical devices, design the IT platforms needed for e-healthcare systems, design electromechanical parts for prosthetics and rehabilitation, as well as design solutions helping medical doctors and scientists to better cure diseases, treat patients and provide preventive medicines/services to the general public. Common medical technologies nowadays such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and angioplasty are the fruits of years of research by biomedical engineers. 

 

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