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Job Shadow Program

(designed for Middle and High School Students)

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington is pleased to provide job shadow opportunities for students in middle school and high school. Students will be able to get a taste of what the field of bioengineering is all about. Students will spend a half day shadowing faculty and/or graduate students in a laboratory to observe bioengineers at work, learn about current research, and ask questions about a career in bioengineering. Participants will also have an opportunity to talk with a student services staff members about the BIOE undergraduate program.

1. What is Bioengineering?
   • General Information
   • Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare
   • Engineered Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
   • Molecular Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
   • Medical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy
   • Computational and Integrative Bioengineering
     
     
2. What is Job Shadowing?
   • General Information
   • Lab Safety Information
     • Lab Safety -- Everyone is Responsible
     • Biohazard Safety Summary
     • Chemical Hazard Plan
     
     
     
3. How Do I Apply for the Job Shadow Program?
   We currently do not have any job shadow program opportunitites available.
   
   
   • Fill out an application form - [pdf] [doc]
   • Write your personal statement on a separate sheet of paper
   • Mail both items to address on the application form
     
     
4. Now What?
   We will contact you via e-mail regarding your status once we receive your application form and personal statement.

If you have any questions about the Job Shadow Program or the application process, please call us at (206) 616-2423 or e-mail us at bioeng@u.washington.edu.