生物工程博士学位课程旨在培养未来的生物工程领导者。术语生物工程和生物医学工程经常被同义词使用，指的是工程技术在解决生物学和医学问题中的应用。人们对疾病分子基础的理解迅速发展，通过整合现代生物学，工程学，物理学和计算机科学知识的研究，为增进人类健康开辟了新的机遇。博士课程将以这种更广泛，综合的学科为生物工程领域的领导者做好准备。该课程的主要特色是旨在教育那些了解和欣赏如何将生物医学技术从实验台转换到床边的领导者。无论他们最终将在大学，工业界还是政府部门任职，他们都将理解，先进研究产生的新型设备和过程不仅需要
The doctoral program in bioengineering is designed to prepare future leaders in bioengineering. The terms bioengineering and biomedical engineering often have been used synonymously, referring to the application of engineering techniques to solve problems in biology and medicine. Rapid advances in understanding the molecular bases of disease have opened up new opportunities to advance human health through research that integrates knowledge in modern biology, engineering, physics, and computer science. The doctoral program will prepare leaders in bioengineering in this broader, integrative sense of the discipline. A major distinguishing feature of the curriculum is that it is designed to educate leaders who understand and appreciate how biomedical technology is translated from the bench to the bedside. Regardless whether they will eventually serve at universities, industry or government, they will understand that new types of devices and processes resulting from advanced research not only need to be ?better?, but that they must be ?cost-effective? to reach the public. As demanded by their leadership positions, they will recognize that entrepreneurial considerations are essential for determining whether a planned diagnostic or therapeutic approach is likely to be practical and useful for society.