<p>Duke has excellent medical programs which puts it very close to the top of my college lists.</p>
<p>I plan to go into the field of research in very advanced prosthetics (think bionics, cybernetics, etc). However I am not sure which school to apply to, as the field is a mix of both engineering and biology -</p>
<p>but Pratt has a Department of Biomedical Engineering ( [Welcome</a> to Duke BME | Duke Biomedical Engineering Department](<a href=“http://bme.duke.edu/]Welcome”>http://bme.duke.edu/) ). Now I’m not sure which one to apply to, as the field of bionics is in its infancy and AFAIK there is no college so far with a dedicated department to the field, as most research has been a mix of multiple fields…</p>
<p>Go to the the Undergraduates section of the Duke BME website ([Undergraduate</a> Program | Duke Biomedical Engineering Department](<a href=“http://bme.duke.edu/undergrad]Undergraduate”>Undergraduate Study at Duke BME | Duke Biomedical Engineering)) and email one of the professors listed on the left side as Directors of Undergraduate Studies. Explain you are a prospective student and that you are interested in working in prosthetics after obtaining a PhD, and ask what opportunities are available through Duke’s BME department that will allow you to pursue this interest as an undergrad. Because this is a very specialized field, you really won’t be able to engage in prosthetics until pursuing a PhD program (no matter what undergrad institution you attend); you will need lots of foundational knowledge in this field.</p>
<p>It seems like Pratt will be better suited for you, unless you are more interested in approaching the prosthetics discipline through the perspective of a neuroscientist or computer scientist. My Pratt friends told me that Duke’s BME program tends to focus more on medical devices (electrical engineering background), but I have heard of friends working a bit on prosthetics. </p>
<p>Thus, I highly suggest you email the professors listed on the website that I provided to get their opinion.</p>
<p>Pratt over the College of Arts and Crafts. Also consider bioengineering at Rice–residential college system affiliated with the largest medical complex in the world.</p>