The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is a unique collaboration between North Carolina's two flagship universities: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. The nationally ranked UNC Hospitals and School of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill provide an excellent clinical environment for students to gain experience in medicine. The College of Engineering at NC State is one of the finest engineering and computer science schools in the world and offers state-of-the-art facilities for students and faculty engaged in vital areas of research and technology transfer. Students, faculty and staff leverage the strengths of these two institutions and unite engineering and medicine to unite medicine and engineering to improve patient's lives.