As Oregon’s only biomedical engineering program, we work to find solutions to persistent challenges in medicine and health care. OHSU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering trains students to become innovators, entrepreneurs and scientific leaders. ​ 

Here’s why our Ph.D. program stands out: 

  • Seamless collaboration with researchers in the School of Medicine and with physicians in our hospital and clinics 
  • Dedicated focus on human health 
  • A culture that fosters innovation
  • Opportunities to ask big questions and pursue answers alongside top researchers 
  • Competitive stipend and full funding for tuition and fees 
  • Average time to degree: 4.8 years 

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Our mission is to enable discovery and innovation by creating dynamic teams reliant on the principles of respect and belonging.

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Hands holding glucose sensor transmitter, a smart insulin pen and phone displaying DailyDose app.
Hands holding up two small glass plates with opaque, engineered material in the OHSU torch logo. The researcher's face is in the background.
A computer monitor in the background displays results from imaging technology known as optical coherence tomography while the orange edge of the scanning device appears in the foreground.
A glowing green line shows the peaks and valleys of a electronically traced pulse line against a back and green grid.
Digital sign in the lobby of the Knight Cancer Institute.
A biomedical engineering researcher wearing gloves holds part of an ECMO device.
Connor Barth presents in front of a classroom.
Closeup of three DNA strands.

Owen McCarty, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is featured in this OHSU Innovates video, describing the department's progress in bringing lab discoveries to patients.