The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department of The City College of The City University of New York (CUNY) was established in 2002 after an evolutionary process that began with the formation of the New York Center for Biomedical Engineering (NYCBE) in 1994. Along the way the NYCBE became an official CUNY Institute in 1996, and a CUNY Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering was established in 1999. The NYCBE started as a collaborative research consortium between City College and several private medical institutions in New York City and continues to thrive today, embracing partnerships with:
-Albert Einstein College of Medicine
-Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
-Hospital for Special Surgery
-Mount Sinai School of Medicine
-New York University School of Medicine
-Cardiovascular Research Foundation
-Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
-Weill Medical College of Cornell University
The Biomedical Engineering Department grants B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering and administers both the teaching and research activities associated with these degrees. The present, critical function of the NYCBE is to foster research collaboration and interactive teaching that support the mission of the Biomedical Engineering Department. This includes the placement of students in research laboratories in the consortium partner institutions and establishing contacts between researchers with complementary interests.