Master of sciences program in medical engineering

Biomedical engineering distinguished itself as an emerging educational domain during the last 15-20 years, stimulated in the contemporary developed societies by the growing need for competitive health care facilities and high quality assistance. Used more and more in modern medicine, high tech equipment is already popular in health care infrastructures and facilities. Interdisciplinary qualified personnel are expected to provide the innovative design, development and maintenance of such equipment and the technical assistance for therapy. A Master of Science program in the field of Medical Engineering started at University “Politehnica” of Bucharest more than ten years ago; it is offered to graduates of engineering, medical sciences, and other scientific tracks (physics, biology, informatics etc.). The main characteristic of the program is interdisciplinarity; education and genuine interprofessional experience are offered in a stimulating interactive academic environment. From the technical perspective, Electrical & Electronic Engineering plays a significant role in the scientific activities spectrum contributing to high performance technical outcomes for new medical technologies and modern equipment. In this paper we highlight the following issues: goals of the educational program, accredited curriculum, available resources, educational methods and professional competence expected from master studies graduates in medical engineering. Several particularities that individualize the educational program from other common master studies and the methods experienced here are also shown. The attraction for candidates and the professional satisfaction are assessed by some statistical data and comments.