<p>Hiraku pretty much got it</p>
<p>Meaningless/useless was probably the wrong word to use. If you want to study BME the best way to do it is by studying BME, not biomechanics in the MechE department.</p>
<p>BME is a very interesting subject. When you look at engineering projects in the real world you will find that each project is comprised of engineers for all branches, you simply have to work in groups like this. BME is the classic example of this. You need chem people for, well the chemistry of the body, bio people for the physiology, electrical to develop MEMs systems, mechanical to analyze forces/fluid flows, materials people for materials…you get the point. By studying biomechanics in MechE you will master mechanics in general, focusing on its application to bio, but not as much as someone in BME. But again, like I just mentioned biomedical companies will need MechE people to do stress/fluid analysis in bio applications that you will be able to do because of your strong mechanical background.</p>
<p>So like Hiraku said, doing biomechanics in MechE would be the next best thing to BME…its not all that different from BME and you can really get a great concentrate in the BME department if you want, so in the end it won’t matter that much</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>