BME BE Accreditation

This section of the BMES web site will contain information on the the accreditation of biomedical and bioengineering programs.

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) joined ABET as a members society in 2003. BMES is the lead society for the accreditation of biomedical and bioengineering programs.

Institutions planning to seek accreditation are advised to first contact ABET at www.abet.org for detailed information regarding the accreditation process.

Accredited Engineering and BioEngineering Technology Programs
A total of 57 engineering and bioengineering technology programs are currently accredited by ABET and BMES as lead society.

BMES Accreditation Activities Committee
The Accreditation Activities Committee (AAC) is responsible for BMES’s participation in the accreditation activities of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET.

Preparing for Accreditation
Information for programs seeing accreditation? Visit http://www.abet.org/new_program.shtml for additional information and resources.

This linked article provides a good overview of accreditation preparation issues for biomedical Engineering programs.
http://www.abet.org/the_basics.shtml

Faculty – Interested in getting involved?! Visit http://www.abet.org/volunteer.shtml

BMES Accreditation Activities Committee
The BMES Board appointed Accreditation Activities Committee (AAC) is responsible for BMES's participation in the accreditation activities of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET.

Preparing for Accreditation
The following article titled "The ABCs of Preparing for ABET" provides a good overview of accreditation preparation issues for biomedical Engineering programs. Three of the co-authors of this article are members of the BMES Accreditation Activities Committee. Click here to view article (pdf).

BMES Resources
The BMES Accreditation Activities Committee will conduct a workshop on the latest criteria and evaluative processes for accreditation in conjunction with the Society Annual meeting scheduled this fall in St Louis, MO. Visit http://bme.wustl.edu/BMES2008/ for further information.