Biomedical engineering is the broad area of study in which engineers use an interdisciplinary approach to solve problems in the medical field often associated with the interaction between living and non-living systems. The breadth of solution methodologies requires biomedical engineers to take a quantitative approach to system analysis in "traditional" engineering fields, while simultaneously employing a fundamental understanding of the relevant life sciences.
Dartmouth's biomedical engineering sciences major is offered to students interested in medical school. Faculty from Thayer School and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth jointly advise the research projects. The Geisel School of Medicine offers an opportunity for accomplished engineering sciences majors to apply for admission to The Geisel School through the Biomedical Engineering Early Assurance Program (BME EAP).