Biomedical Engineering (Medical Robotics)

Program Description:.

 The field of Medical Robotics is a branch of the Biomedical Engineering on the application of Robotic Sciences and Mechatronics in Medicine.  In the last ten years this field, as an interdisciplinary program, has progressed impressively in human health systems by top universities all around the world. 

Training medical robotic experts would certainly affect the healthcare system by implementing new ideas and techniques in clinical diagnosis and therapeutic systems.

As a branch of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Robotics is the integration of basic sciences, engineering and medicine, which applies engineering technology in medicine to promote medical services according to scientific principles. In other words, Medical Robotics is specifically the application of Robotics Science and Mechatronics in medicine in both clinical diagnosis and therapy, using robotic devices.

Objectives:

The Objective of the PhD program in Biomedical Engineering (Medical Robotics) is to educate new multidisciplinary researchers to meet the growing engineering and medical demands for advanced education and research in robotics concerning the design of new robotic devices and systems applicable in community health.

Considering the continuous research and applied work in Medical Robotics in Iran in the last decade to the level of designing smart robotic surgery systems, assistive, surgical and rehabilitative robots and also testing remote robotic surgery on animals, the Islamic Republic of Iran would be among the top countries offering this program in training the most committed, knowledgeable and competent graduates in Medical Robotics.

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:

• Making use of robotic sensors and actuators
• Developing human/machine interfaces
• Working in professional environments, using specialized instruments and interpreting the acquired clinical data
• Managing clinical robotic engineering centers in hospitals 
• Managing and performing theoretical and practical research in general biomedical and Robotic Engineering fields
• Designing  and developing new techniques, methods and devices in special areas of   Robotic Engineering Technology
• Teaching basic and new Robotic Engineering technologies to medical, biomedical engineering and basic sciences students in engineering, and medical schools and also  medical staffs in hospitals and health centers
• Keeping the physical and psychological environment as well as the workplace healthy