生物医学工程师的典型职责包括与医师紧密合作，以设计和评估假体设备，例如心脏瓣膜或脊柱和髋关节植入物；使用用于植入物和组织生成的植入物的新材料；对医学图像进行计算机分析；以及使用计算机进行分析遗传结构和功能。课程工作分为四个部分：数学和基础科学，工程主题，通识教育（人文和社会科学）以及适合您兴趣的选修重点领域。学生可以按照预先定义的生物医学方向学习，也可以定制研究以追求其他兴趣。生物医学工程领域的重点领域包括：生物成像，生物信息学，生物力学和生物材料，细胞工程。生物医学工程的BSE课程是工程学院提供的八个本
Biomedical Engineering links biology, medicine, and engineering to improve human health. Many Engineering students choose this major as preparation for medical school. Biomedical Engineering blends engineering, biological science, and medicine to solve a variety of challenges facing the medical world today. Biomedical engineers consult with physicians to design and evaluate prosthetic devices, work with new materials for implants and tissue-generated implants, perform computer analysis of medical images, and use computers to analyze genetic structures and functions. Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa offers unlimited opportunities for motivated students. From independent research to summer programs and student societies, mentoring programs, many students do it all.<br><br>Students choose to study biomedical engineering at Iowa because of the college's academic excellence, individual attention, small-college environment, camaraderie, and tremendous opportunities. U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa's undergraduate program in the top third of engineering programs nationwide. Approximately 500 new students join the College of Engineering each year. Women account for over 28 percent of Iowa's engineering students, the national average is 25 percent.