Using Electrical Bursts to Get the Gut Moving
Bursts of electrical stimulation could help restore gut motion to treat constipation, a technique recently licensed by industry leader Boston Scientific
Master’s Student Outcomes
Launch into a High-Impact Career
When our BME students complete their master’s degrees, they don’t leave Duke. They launch.
Our graduates accelerate from our forward-looking programs with wide-ranging connections and opportunities. During your studies, you’ll work 1:1 with a career coach and discover how far your purpose and drive can take you.
Graduates of our BME program have gone on to careers at elite academic institutions and at leading biotech firms.
Select Job Titles
- Design Engineer
- Development Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Research Associate
- Research & Development Engineer
Select Industry Employers
- Abbott Laboratories
- Alphatec Spine
- Boston Scientific
- Cook Medical
- Dexcom
- Edwards Lifesciences
- Epic
- GE Healthcare
- Immorna Biotherapeutics
- Johnson & Johnson
- Medtronic
- restor3d
- Stryker
- Siemens
- Startups
Select Academic Institutions
- Dartmouth College
- Duke University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Michigan
- University of Illinois
- University of Pennsylvania
- Vanderbilt University
Meet Duke BME Alumni
‘The Human Side’: Bill Walker on Character, Entrepreneurship and His Duke Journey
A deep dive into the legacy of entrepreneurial support and education left by Bill Walker as he leaves his position in Duke Engineering.
BME Alum Neil Upreti Receives Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Recent BME graduate Neil Upreti received the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate study at Stanford University