The Department of Biomedical Engineering encourages all students to get involved in student organizations across campus.Academics / Undergraduate StudyStudent Organizations and Professional Societies
Student Organizations
The organization below is specific to our department. Please visit the McCormick student organizations page for a comprehensive list of McCormick students groups and professional societies.
Biomedical Engineering Society Student Chapter
The Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter at Northwestern University aims to help undergraduate students meet their academic and career goals while fostering a supportive community. To become involved in this organization, send an email to northwesternbmes@gmail.com and ask to join the BMES listserv. Follow the Instagram account to stay abreast of upcoming events: @bmes_nu
Medical Makers
Medical Makers is a cross-disciplinary club that researches, designs, and builds new and innovative medical devices. By working with nurses at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a top-ranking rehabilitation hospital in downtown Chicago, students are presented with real, unmet clinical needs that are then turned into educational yet impactful projects. Through its development of medical devices (which, in the past, have included a face-tracking hospital bedside robotic arm, a waterproofing system for a diaphragmatic pacer, and more), students of all experience levels can develop skills in design, design research, engineering, and communication. Throughout the projects, students receive guidance from industry professionals at Stryker, a multinational medical technologies company also based in the Midwest. Questions and comments are welcome to be emailed to northwesternmedicalmakers@gmail.com or on Instagram @nu.medicalmakers