Overview of the BME Joint Program
Memphis is a city where it's easy to work and study biomedical engineering – it has major corporations involved with orthopedic implants and other medical products, a "medical school," Tennessee's second largest state university, and major hospitals like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Memphis VA Medical Center. These entities have developed methods for collaborative work among themselves over the years. The Joint Program exists as a means to open such collaborations to its students. As a city full of lively music and several sports teams; easy commuting and neat in-city residential neighborhoods; many friendly people and a climate that's seldom harsh, Memphis offers many pleasant off-hour attractions. Interesting research projects with peer-reviewed funding and applicable classes with student colleagues and faculty of two institutions are the remaining key ingredients of the Joint Program.
Academics
The Academics section will help you gain a feel for a typical sequence of study. Academic efforts are spread over the various sites – we use facilities on both campuses and in our collaborating hospitals/research sites.
Research
Visit the Research section to learn what's going on in various group labs and the titles of past students' theses and dissertations. Our programs of study are as individual as the laboratories of the faculty researchers where the work occurs.
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Contact Us
UTHSC Campus
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Avenue, Suite E226
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5880
Fax: (901) 448-7387
Dr. Richard Smith, Program Director
956 Court Avenue, Suite E228
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5254
Email: rsmith@uthsc.edu
U of M Campus
Department of
Biomedical Engineering
The University of Memphis
330 Engineering Technology Building
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: (901) 678-3733
Fax: (901) 678-5281
Dr. Amy de Jongh Curry, Program Director
330 Engineering Technology Building
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: (901) 678-2017
Email: adejongh@memphis.edu
