Advancement Prospects
Advancement opportunities are tied directly to educational and research background. In a nonteaching capacity, a biomedical engineer with an advanced degree can rise to a supervisory position. In teaching, a doctorate is usually necessary to become a full professor. By demonstrating excellence in research, teaching, and departmental committee involvement, one can move from instructor to assistant professor and then to full professor, department chair, or even dean.
Qualifying for and receiving research grant funding can also be a means of advancing one's career in both the nonteaching and teaching sectors.
Some biomedical engineers earn law degrees and work as patent lawyers.
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