Area: Engineering & Technology / Medicine
Subject: Biomedical Engineering / Orthopedic
Brief description of the specialty Biomedical engineering:
In the course of studying in the direction of specialization “Biomedical Engineering” principles of maintenance of medical technologies, development, production, operation, maintenance and repair, certification and processing of information in practical health care and various fields of medical and biological research are studied.
Students study current trends in medical instrument development; mechanisms, methods and means of designing, developing and exploiting medical devices, biological and technical apparatus and systems, including devices and systems for replacing lost organs and functions of the human body; methods and means of control of technological processes during development, manufacturing and operation of biotechnical equipment for the needs of prevention, diagnostics and treatment of patients.
Skills and competencies that a graduate specialist will possess Biomedical Engineering:
1. Skills to monitor the functional state of the human organism, animals and ecosystems with the help of modern hardware and software tools;
2. Skills of processing and analysis of biological signals and medical images using computer technologies;
3. Skills for the development and maintenance of specialized databases (electronic patient card, biometric identification system) with protection of personal information;
4. Skills in the design, construction and technical support of biomedical devices and systems with the observance of patient and staff safety measures;
5. Skills of installation and testing of equipment for medicine, laboratory diagnostics, cosmetology, veterinary, ecology, food industry;
6. Skills to provide engineering expertise in the planning, development, evaluation and specification of medical equipment;
7. Skills to develop and apply different methods of modeling the functioning of living organisms and processes in biology and medicine;
8. Skills to plan, design, develop, install, operate and maintain devices, equipment and complexes for prevention, diagnosis and treatment;
9. Skills to design, develop and implement methods, apparatus and systems for the restoration of part or all of the organs and functions of the human body or animals lost;
10. Skills to conduct research and observation on the interaction of biological, natural and artificial systems;
11. Skills to plan technical maintenance of medical equipment;
12. Skills to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems related to the interaction between living and non-living objects;
13. Skills to choose and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods for the implementation and control of clinical and instrumental and clinical laboratory equipment and complexes.