Innovating for a healthier tomorrow
Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for
Health Care Biomedical Engineering Program
Arizona State University is on a mission to drive innovations that will help people lead healthier lives and empower health care professionals to develop novel solutions to promote health living.
As part of that goal, the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU — with support from the Flinn Foundation — is announcing the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care Biomedical Engineering Program.
Transforming biomedical engineering education
By combining biomedical engineering, research and medical entrepreneurship, the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care Biomedical Engineering Program, or BEP, empowers students and faculty to drive innovation in healthcare and technology by:
- Merging the strengths of ASU’s engineering expertise and Mayo Clinic’s medical innovation.
- Providing degree pathways with faculty mentorship from both institutions.
- Expanding research opportunities through shared resources and faculty collaboration.
- Building a thriving academic culture, with joint faculty appointments fostering interdisciplinary education and discovery.
Education programs
IMPACTing biomedical engineering
The Innovations in Medical and Patient Care Technologies master’s degree, or IMPACT, is the first joint offering where students earn a degree from ASU in collaboration with Mayo Clinic.
The intensive, one-year master’s degree program incorporates an entrepreneurial curriculum with clinical immersion and community embeddedness as its key tenets of the program.
Launching in fall 2025, the program begins with a ten-week clinical immersion rotation at Mayo Clinic, where students will identify unmet needs and opportunities that clinicians encounter in their practice. Look for applications to be available in April 2025.
Advancing health through innovation
ASU is a Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign Program Development Associate, or PDA. Through the PDA initiative, Stanford Biodesign is supporting ASU in the development of the IMPACT MS by providing teaching materials, regular coaching and other ongoing assistance.
News
ASU, Mayo Clinic forge a new health innovation program
The new program between the two institutions builds on ASU’s longstanding collaboration with Mayo Clinic to create a cohesive learning ecosystem for students. Conceptualized by Heather Clark, the director of the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, and Pankaj “Jay” Pasricha, MD, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic, the program focuses on community needs and exploring how technology can create meaningful impacts with the core principles of engineering.
Kyle Squires
Dean and Professor
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
ASU Senior Vice Provost for Engineering, Computing and Technology
Flinn Foundation drives medical innovation and patient care in Arizona
The Flinn Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing Arizona as a hub for bioscience entrepreneurship. The foundation focuses on enhancing the quality of life for the state’s future generations and has played an essential role in facilitating the advancement of the biomedical engineering program.
BEP leadership
This program encourages us to further build on the combined strengths of these two institutions, leveraging the expertise of researchers and clinicians. By focusing on the needs of our community, we can explore how technology can make a meaningful impact while staying true to the core principles of engineering.
Heather Clark
Director
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
This collaborative program is a game-changer for biomedical innovation. By immersing students in real clinical settings, we’re cultivating a new generation of engineers who can develop solutions that truly address the needs of patients and healthcare providers.
Jay Pasricha
Chair
Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Arizona
Contact us
Mary Salcedo
Project manager, (ASU)
Mary manages partner relationships and supports degree program (development).
To learn more and get involved with BEP, email [email protected].
