For Current Students

Make the most of your time at Duke BME! Find quick links to a variety of university, school and departmental resources below.

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4+1: Bachelors & Master’s Program

For our undergraduates, an additional year (and a little planning) means they launch from Duke with a master’s degree in just five years. We call it 4+1.

Undergraduate Contacts

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Elizabeth K Bucholz Profile Photo

Elizabeth K Bucholz

BME Director of Undergraduate Studies, Claude B. Williams and David M. Hesse Associate Professor of the Practice

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Cameron M Kim Profile Photo

Cameron M Kim

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of BME

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Cindy Meade Profile Photo

Cindy Meade

Staff Specialist, Undergraduate Program

Graduate student Yangxiaolu (Will) Cao speaks with Lingchong You in the You lab space.

Entrepreneurial Post-Doctoral Program

Duke’s Engineering Entrepreneurship Program (DEEP) with the Biomedical Engineering Department addresses the emerging need to equip participants with the skills needed to start technology-based companies based on their research.

PhD Policies & Forms

Log in with Duke NetID to access:

  • Preliminary Exam Form
  • Fourth-Year Progress Report Meeting
  • Dissertation and Defense
  • Conference Travel Documentation
  • Academic Forms

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Master’s Contacts

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Sina Farsiu Profile Photo

Sina Farsiu

Director of Master’s Studies, Anderson-Rupp Professor of BME

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Paul J Fearis Profile Photo

Paul J Fearis

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

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Bev Gedvillas Profile Photo

Bev Gedvillas

Master’s Program Coordinator

PhD Contacts

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Danielle Giles Profile Photo

Danielle Giles

Assistant Director of Graduate Studies

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Jamel Forbes Profile Photo

Jamel Forbes

Staff Specialist, PhD Program

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Kathryn Radabaugh Nightingale Profile Photo

Kathryn Radabaugh Nightingale

Director of Graduate Studies, Theo Pilkington Distinguished Professor of BME