About Us

Vision Statement

The Department is committed to improve continually its educational environment in order to develop graduates with strong academic backgrounds needed to achieve distinction in the field of Biomedical Engineering.

Mission Statement

The programme is compatible with the mission of institution on human resources development, research and community service. Graduates of the programme will help fill the human skills gap in engineering, medical establishments and other areas of human endeavour. In the long run, the Biomedical Engineering programme will help to improve the healthcare
delivery system in Nigeria and thereby reduce the need for people to travel out of the country for medical attention.

Objectives

1. To produce engineering graduates who are trained to use their knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences, biology, physiology, anatomy, material science and engineering to solve problems at the interface of medicine and engineering.
2. To provide students with a broad and balanced foundation to be able to function as professional Biomedical Engineers.
3. To provide students with a knowledge and skills base from which they can proceed to further studies in specialized areas involving medicine.
4. To empower graduates of Biomedical Engineering with skills that will enable them engage in income yielding ventures as well as increasing their entrepreneurial capacity.
5. To contribute through research and consultancy services to national development in the fields of engineering, medicine, pharmacy and other related biomedical fields.
6. To prepare students through industrial training to enter industrial careers in Biomedical Engineering or related engineering fields.

Opportunities

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that is concerned with the use of engineering principles and medicine to biological and medical problems. It involves the application of concepts, knowledge, and approaches of almost all engineering disciplines to solve healthcare related problems. Career prospects for the biomedical engineering graduate are numerous as they stand at the forefront to improve the quality of life. There are opportunities in both the academic and the healthcare industries. Biomedical engineers work in a wide range of fields such as:
Bioinformatics which involves developing and using computer tools to collect and analyze data related to medicine and biology.
Bio Micro-electromechanical systems (Bio-MEMS) which are the integration of mechanical elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a silicon chip. Examples are development of microrobots, which performs surgery inside the body, devices that can be implanted inside the body to deliver drugs on the body’s demand, therapeutic and prosthetic devices etc.
Biomaterials which are substances that are engineered for use in devices or implants that must interact with living tissue. Such as the coatings that fight infection common in artificial joint implants.
Biomechanics which is the application of mechanics principles to biology. This includes the study of motion, material deformation, and fluid flow. Examples are the fluid dynamics involved in blood circulation and the development of artificial hearts.
Biotechnology is the set of powerful tools that employ living organisms (or parts of organisms) to make or modify products, improve plants or animals, or develop micro-organisms for specific usage. For example, the earliest efforts in biotechnology involved traditional animal and plant breeding techniques, and the use of yeast in making bread, beer, wine and cheese.
Clinical engineering supports and advances patients’ care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology. Clinical engineers can be based in hospitals, where responsibilities can include managing the hospitals’ medical equipment systems for safety and effectiveness.
Genomics is a new discipline that involves the mapping, sequencing, and analyzing of genomes – the set of the entire DNA in an organism. A full understanding of how genes function in normal and/or diseased states can lead to improved detection, diagnosis, and
treatment of disease.
Micro and Nanotechnology, the fields that include the development of microscopic force sensors that can identify changing tissue properties as a way to help surgeons remove only unhealthy tissue, e.g. using nanometer length cantilever beams that bend with cardiac protein Levels in ways that can help doctors in the early and rapid diagnosis of heart attacks.
Nuclear medicine, the field that scans the detected radiation coming from a radiopharmaceutical that is inside a patient’s body. In contrast, other imaging procedures (such as X-ray and CT scan) obtain images by using devices that send radiation through the body. Nuclear medicine is also different from other imaging procedures in that it determines the presence of disease based on biological changes in tissue rather than changes in anatomy.
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technology in order to provide clinical healthcare at a distance.