{"id":5163,"date":"2012-08-28T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T12:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:31:29","slug":"undergraduate-biomedical-engineering-now-offered-for-the-first-time-at-uf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/engineering-education\/undergraduate-biomedical-engineering-now-offered-for-the-first-time-at-uf\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate biomedical engineering now offered for the first time at UF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Josseline Paulino arrived at Preview this summer with a clear career path in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Although she has wanted to become a doctor since about age 12, she never considered majoring in biomedical engineering to get there.<\/p>\n<p>When the major was introduced at Preview, Paulino\u2019s interest piqued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was really cool, so I looked it up and fell in love with it,\u201d the 18-year-old freshman said.<\/p>\n<p>UF\u2019s College of Engineering is offering a biomedical engineering major this Fall for the first time. 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