The Biomedical Engineering Society serves as the lead society and professional home for biomedical engineering and bioengineering

BMES achieves its vision by:

* Fostering the translation of biomedical engineering and technology into industrial and clinical applications through enhancing interactions with industry and clinical medicine

* Holding top-quality scientific meetings

* Publishing the highest-quality journals in the field for the communication and exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge at the frontier of biomedical engineering and bioengineering

* Promoting the education and diversity of the next generation of biomedical engineers, providing guidance for their career path and leadership in the ABET accreditation process

* Enhancing the impact of biomedical engineering on society and on human health

* Maximizing the performance of the discipline through recruitment of members and raising the profile of biomedical engineering in the government, the media, and the public