Departments
Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Collaboration across disciplines is part of our DNA. Our Biomedical and Translational Sciences Department taps into expertise from across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus to challenge and rethink traditional approaches to medical education and health care.
Balancing clinical experiences and biosciences with engineering and the humanities centers the work of our physician innovators on the human condition. Carle Illinois' interdisciplinary approach means that each course is led by three faculty members—a basic scientist, a physician, and an engineer.
Amy Wagoner Johnson leads Carle Illinois College of Medicine's Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, providing medical students with mentorship and research access to world-class experts in all disciplines that affect human health and health care.
Fueling interdisciplinary education and research to prepare physicians to advance health care
Carle Illinois College of Medicine's Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences leverages world-class teaching and expertise from across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Our goals: to prepare a new generation of physician innovators who are grounded not only in medical science and the biosciences, but also engineering principles, innovation and the humanities; to fuel research and innovation that reaches beyond the boundaries of any single discipline; to advance human health and the human condition.