Welcome to the Department of Medical Engineering at AUBMC, where our primary goal is to improve human health through proper, modern healthcare, excellence in research, and superior education by integrating the sciences of engineering and medicine.

Medical engineering (has several other names among which are biomedical engineering and clinical engineering) is a relative newcomer to the field of medicine. However, as man recognized disease, he also recognized the need for tools (technologies) and tricks of the trade to deal with the secrets of the human body.

Over time, healthcare technology has become one of the most important forms of technology in any society. Everyone has some experience with it through birth, illness, and aging. In fact, without the technology that we have today, the healthcare system has almost nothing to offer the sick and distressed, except supportive care.

The word technology is derived from the Greek word “techne” or tool. However, the officially recognized definition of healthcare technology is: drugs, devices, and medical and surgical procedures used in healthcare and organizational and supportive systems within which such care is provided. This definition also includes both the hardware and the software. As such, a hospital can be considered as a technology, as well as a healthcare system.

We, at the Department of Medical Engineering, have defined our mission statement along the above broad definition of healthcare technology, while taking into account the fact that it must also attend to the research and teaching needs of an academic institution. In doing so, we also took into account the important factors needed to do appropriate, proper, safe, and cost-effective technology transfer.

We are proud of our reputation which has been built over time and hope that in the coming years, we will continue to break new ground in this fascinating field and look forward to serving our communities with cost-effective and timely solutions for today’s rapidly changing, healthcare environment, while staying at the cutting edge of education and research.

Bassam Tabshouri, Director
Department of Medical Engineering
American University of Beirut Medical Center