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A unique partnership and a BOLD experiment: The Ph.D. program is offered through the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, a unique public and private partnership conferred jointly by both Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering and Emory University’s School of Medicine. Training the next generation of biomedical engineers to become independent, thought-provoking leaders, the graduates of this joint program leave armed with a strong foundation in engineering principles and bioscience knowledge.
No. 2 Graduate program
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308
current enrolled graduates
current enrolled graduates
35
Ph.D. degrees
awarded in AY2017/2018
Ph.D. degrees
awarded in AY2017/2018
76
Primary Faculty
Primary Faculty
68
Program Faculty
Program Faculty
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is a single department that combines the world-class resources of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering and the Emory University School of Medicine.
Our students are fully funded from a range of mechanisms, through pre-doctoral fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, federal and private agencies, federally funded training grant programs, or investigator-initiated support.
In our department, students are doing cutting-edge research in highly collaborative environments which is a common element of our team-driven culture. Our research laboratories are dedicated to addressing unmet clinical challenges and have access to superior resources only found in world-class institutions.
Training grants enhance graduate research training by promoting fundamental, interdisciplinary and innovative research training essential for future biomedical researchers. Students appointed to a training grant are financially supported for a portion of their training. Below are the current training grants available to Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. students:
The below table provides an overview of the Biomedical Engineering curriculum by category and hours required.
| Description | Requirement |
| Integrative Engineering-Biomedical Science BME Problem-Based Course (3 options) |
One, 3-hour course |
| Bioscience, Data Science, Engineering, and Elective Courses | 5-7 courses (21 hours total)
|
| Advanced Graduate Seminar Course | One, 3-hour topical discussion-format course |
| Ethics, Teaching and Professional Developing Training Course |
Three, 1-hour courses |
| Seminar Attendance | 7 seminars per semester; four semesters |
BioE/BME Curriculum Comparison
Integrative Engineering-Biomedical Science BME Problem-Based Course (3 options)
| BME Requirement | BioE-BME Requirement |
| One, 3-hour course | None |
Bioscience, Data Science, Engineering, and Elective Courses
| BME Requirement | BioE-BME Requirement |
|
5-7 courses (21 hours total)
|
11 courses (33 hours total)
|
Advanced Graduate Seminar Course
| BME Requirement | BioE-BME Requirement |
| One, 3-hour topical discussion-format course | None |
Ethics, Teaching, and Professional Developing Training Courses
| BME Requirement | BioE-BME Requirement |
| Three, 1-hour courses | Two, 1-hour courses |
Seminar Attendance
| BME Requirement | BioE-BME Requirement |
| 7 seminars per semester; four semesters | 7 seminars per semester; four semesters |
The BME Department @ GT & Emory is a vibrant community filled with diverse individuals who come together to form innovative and groundbreaking organizations!
Graduate Organizations
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The Bioengineering and Bioscience Unified Graduate StudentsBBUGS is the largest, most diverse, graduate student group on the Georgia Tech campus. The BBUGS group serves as the core student group for the bioengineering and bioscience community.
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Black Graduate Student AssociationDedicated to the enhancement of the graduate experience for African-American students and students of African descent at Emory University.
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BiPS(Biomedical Photonics Society)A student organization dedicated to Biomedical Photonics through Georgia Tech and share a vision of facilitating future leaders in Biomedical Photonics community in both academy and industry.
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Graduate Student Advocacy BoardGSAB provides a platform for BME graduate students to collectively give feedback to and work with the graduate program administration to help insure that the graduate program continues to improve and adapt.
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Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathA national professional development organization aimed at supporting the LGBTQIA community at Georgia Tech.
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High School Science EducationA high school science education program developed at Georgia Tech in partnership with Coretta Scott King, B.E.S.T. Academy, and KIPP Atlanta Collegiate.
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Women in Biomedical EngineeringwBME brings together female graduate students and post-doc researchers across the BME department to develop a community of successful women.
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Women in EngineeringDedicated to recruiting top female students into engineering majors and ensure the highest level of retention by fostering an environment that encourages curiosity, creativity and intellectual and personal growth.
Resources in BME
Brenda Morris is a critical resource to the career development of our BME graduate students. She serves as a sounding board to students when brainstorming their career options, and provides many other services to students, a few of which are listed here:
- Full time advisement
- Internship searching and application guidance
- Networking opportunities
- Resume/CV advice
- Career workshops as well as other career development events
Resources at Georgia Tech and Emory University
GT Center for Career Discovery and Development
- CareerBuzz: interview and job-posting management system
- Job search advice
- Online career guide
- Career counseling
- Career Fairs
- Career services workshops
Center for Enhanced Teaching & Learning (CETL)
- Learning Technology Training
- Teaching workshops & consultations
- Graduate Teaching Fellows & courses
- BEST Program
- The program promotes biomedical-related career exploration and professional development for graduate students and post-docs
- BEST also sponsors career and professional development events open to all graduate students.
- Career Development Timeline for Doctoral Students
- Graduate Cooperative Education Program
- Provides opportunity to work with industry and government leaders in their respective areas of study.
- Three Minute Thesis (3MTTM)
- The Versatile PhD
- Web-based resource for graduate community interested in exploring nonacademic career options.
- Technical Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) Program
- Combines classroom instruction, team-based activities, and real world consulting projects into a total educational experience in technology commercialization.
- Scheller College of Business Certificate Programs
