Biomedical engineering program was introduced in Amman University in the academic year 2000/2001 as a speciality within the electrical engineering department. Sinc that time, many students have joined this program. All needed facilities, laboratories, books, and journals, also, were provided. A professional academic personnel were recruited to work in the university. The great efforts of the University were rewarded by obtaining the special accreditation of the program in November 2002. Recently, This program have been reorganized as a separate department within the faculty of engineering.

What is Biomedical Engineering   

Biomedical engineering (BME) is a cross-disciplinary field that incorporates engineering, biology, chemistry, and medicine. It ranges from theoretical undertaking to state-of-the-art applications. BME involves applying the concepts, knowledge, and approaches of virtually all engineering disciplines to solve special health-care related problems. This implies the acquisition of new information and technology, and the development of new devices, processes, and algorithms in regards to biological systems. New techniques have lead to more deep and detailed examinations in the medical field which in its turn cause new medical specialties to appear. Modern life, in its turn, has led to new diseases that are so closed in their symptoms and need a precise techniques and instruments to distinguish them. This inforced scientists in both the medical and engineering fields to develop new technologies.

Fields of biomedical engineering  

Concepts or disciplines that BME includes Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biosignals Proceesing, Biotransport/ Bioenergetics and Biomedical Fluid Mechanics, Clinical Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering, Medical Imaging Systems, Laboratory Instrumentation, Biomedical Sensors and Transducers, Modeling and Control of Biosystems, Biotelemetry, Medical Electronics, Optical Electronics and Laser, Digital Image Processing, and Computer Applications in BME.

Expected Workplace for Biomedical Engineers 

Since technology has had such a dramatic impact on medical care, engineering professionals have become intimately involved in many medical ventures. Biomedical engineering involves graduation of three types of individuals: the service engineer in health care institutions and local distributing companies, the biomedical design engineer for industry, and the research scientist. Considering domestic needs, our program was designed to fit to a large extent the requirements for the service and design engineer, but it provide sufficient knowledge for engineers-scientists Biomedical engineering educational programs are continually being challenged to develop curricula that provide an adequate exposure to and knowledge about the environment without sacrificing essential engineering skills. Modern rapid tempo of life raises a need for the development of more adequate techniques for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, development and employment of biomedical engineers.

Professional Status of Biomedical Engineering 

The ultimate role of the biomedical engineer, like that of the nurse and physician, is to serve society. Biomedical engineering is a profession, not just a skilled technical service. This profession is involved in the design, development, and management of medical technology An essential attitude of such as be of high integrity and ethics.