Certificate in Medical Device Design

For Master’s Students

Conceive, Design & Deploy Innovation

Few universities are as equipped as Duke to deliver best-in-class graduate education in medical technology design.

Take our structured sequence of graduate design courses during your second and third semesters.

Completion of this four-course certificate is noted on your Duke transcript.

Students must take the two following courses:
- Advanced Design & Manufacturing
- Design Health 2: Design
Students must take two out of the four following courses:
- Design Health 1: Discover
- Design Health 3: Deliver
- Embedded Medical Devices
- Quality Systems for BME
Additional information
- Students are highly encouraged to take BME 590 Business Fundamentals for MedTech instead of MENG 570: Business Fundamentals for Engineers to fulfill the Core Industry Preparation course requirement.
- Students must apply and be accepted into this certificate program. Incoming MS and MEng students must apply by July BEFORE the start of their first semester. To apply, send the following info to Prof. Paul Fearis (paul.fearis@duke).
  - Resume
  - Description of past Design experience and aptitude
- See the BME Master’s Program Handbook for a detailed outline of the certificate requirements.

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Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Director of Master’s Studies, Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

The first step is to apply to a Duke Engineering master’s program.

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Invent the future of quality patient care with Duke’s Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Medical Technology Design.

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