Special Issue on Research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago: Fifty Years of Excellence.

The mission of the Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bioengineering is to provide an environment where students can achieve a high level of competence in the skills and knowledge inherent to the discipline of biomedical engineering/bioengineering (synonymous terms for accreditation). The discipline of bioengineering is distinguished by the application of quantitative engineering analysis and design to systems that include living components. Mastery of these skills and knowledge will prepare students for careers in the growing biomedical industry and for admission to graduate and professional schools. Located in the heart of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) hosts a diverse constituency of students, attracted by the quality of UIC programs and the metropolitan setting. Recently, UIC was ranked third in the nation and eleventh in the world for institutions under fifty years of age. Since 2011 the Department of Bioengineering is in both the College of Engineering (COE) and the College of Medicine (COM) at UIC, home of one of the largest medical schools in the country. This arrangement is in line with best practices at other top programs around the country. The Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bio-engineering at UIC employs a rigorous and energetic process of continuous improvement of its curricula. Historically, graduates of our undergraduate program enter positions in industry (large firms and biotech startups), professional schools (medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, law), and graduate research programs. Alumni of our graduate M.S. and Ph.D. programs in bioengineering and bioinformatics have pursued careers in industry, academia, national research labs, and medicine. Current enrollment totals over 100 Doctoral (Ph.D), 70 Master of Science (M.S.), and 270 undergraduate (Bachelor of Science, B.S.) students. There are currently about 30 core faculty members and over 100 adjunct faculty members with primary homes in many departments throughout the UIC Colleges Seven Things to Know about Bioengineering (BioE) at UIC. " At No. 1, Biomedical engineering is the major that is most worth your tuition, time and effort. Biomedical engineers (bioengineers) earn a median starting salary of $53,800, which grows an average of 82% to $97,800 by mid-career. Moreover, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 61.7 % growth of job opportunities in the field (from 2010-2020) – the most of any other major on the list. " 2. UIC has one of the first degree-granting bioen-gineering programs in the nation. The program began in 1965 and received one of the first …