The Medical Engineering Department
Department Head: Prof. Pinchas Dahan
Program Head: Dr. Dov Malonek
 The Medical Engineering* field, incorporating Engineering Sciences and Life Sciences, is currently an elite technological field and has the fastest growth rate in the Western world as a whole and in Israel in particular.
Scientific and technological progress in the realm of Medical Engineering and the complex level of current medical equipment have created a need for professional dialog between the engineering entities and the medical bodies within hospitals, clinics and medical institutes, aimed at ensuring the effective utilization of advanced equipment.
The close collaboration that exists between Ruppin Academic Center's School of Engineering and The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has enabled the development of this unique study program and will allow the continued execution of the students' final projects and the future absorption of program graduates.
The Council for Higher Education approved the opening of a study program in Medical Engineering* at Ruppin Academic Center.
Department Objectives
 To train skilled professionals in the field of Medical Engineering who will ensure effective utilization of advanced equipment.
To grant students a solid foundation in the medical electronics fields, thus allowing them to work as engineers in this realm, specializing in a specific cluster (Medical Information Systems / Medical Equipment).
Department Characteristics
The program will operate in two study clusters. One, the Medical Information Systems cluster, focuses on the use of computers in medicine. The other, the Medical Equipment cluster, focuses on the physical aspects of medical equipment.
The program is based upon Ruppin Academic Center's strength in the areas of Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Life Sciences.
Final projects will be executed in hospitals and clinics as well as within the medical equipment industry.
Study Program
 The 4-year study program awards graduates a B.Sc. degree in Medical Engineering. In order to complete the degree, 164.5 credits are required in the Medical Information Systems cluster and 164.0 credits are required in the Medical Equipment cluster.
The Medical Engineering program at Ruppin Academic Center is unique in its clinical orientation and attracts students interested in specializing in this multidisciplinary combination. Current market developments assure graduates interesting and diverse employment options. The new program will also broaden the range of courses offered to students studying in other departments at Ruppin Academic Center.
Students in both clusters will receive a solid foundation in the medical electronics fields, thus allowing them to work as engineers in this realm, with a specialization in a specific cluster.
Integration into the Employment Market
Some 50% of the companies within the Life Sciences industry specialize in the development and manufacture of medical equipment. The medical equipment industry is in constant need of additional employees who will be able to leverage the development rate of new means.
There are two international companies dealing in this field in Israel, GE and Philips, as well as innovative local firms in their fields, such as Given Imaging, Oridion Medical and Galil Medical.
In addition, many medical engineering startup companies have been founded and are in need of skilled development personnel.
* Granting of the degree is contingent upon approval from the Council for Higher Education.
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