Approaching a career in bioengineering or biomedical engineering 20 years of bioengineering education in Iasi, Romania

The existence of so many terrible and incurable diseases, among which cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and psychic diseases, cancers, even a newcomer - obesity - emphasizes the permanent need of very skilled staff in health care. Besides medical and pharmacy specialists, the engineering branch has a main role in modern health care, characterized by high medical technology, powerful software programs for data analysis, and top management tools to increase efficiency of the health care system. Among many engineering specialties, bioengineers and biomedical engineers, even if somehow different, have a main common feature: the strong inter-, multi-and transdisciplinarity of their work. The paper analyses some characteristics of the specific education process in both fields, shows their sub-domains of activity, presents opportunities related to designing a career, presents specific aspects of 20 years of medical bioengineering education in Iasi city, Romania, and concludes that medical bioengineering and biomedical engineering belong to the top jobs, with a constant growths in demand, and are highly appreciated jobs, mainly in western countries.