Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Biomedical Engineering- Looking Ahead

According to this article, Biomedical Engineering has grown over the last past 10 years. It has undergone many qualitative changes that have made it the field that it is today. Although it has experienced many changes that has transformed its meaning, education, and growth, many people interested in this field is concerned about the future of this field. Due to The Whitaker Foundation no longer existing, biomedical engineers may face some serious competition with other engineers in other fields. The Whitaker Foundation was established in 1976 and has dedicated itself to enhancing human health through the support of biomedical engineering. It has spent more than $710 million on biomedical engineering during the Foundation’s 30-year existence. This foundation has made biomedical engineering well established, so there is little reason for serious concerns. Though what people aren’t realizing is that a serious issue is among them; the funding for young students current research maybe in jeapordy because the closing of The Whitaker Foundation just so happened to correspond with a leveing off the National Institute of Health support in the USA.

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