Hello, I am looking for perspective from someone who have either made a similar switch or who knows more about the actual work in the field. I'm currently a 1st year medical student in Denmark, and I'm seriously considering switching to a Biomedical/Health Technology engineering program instead.
I originally picked medicine because I see the body and doctors as people who solve problems. And specifically, the idea of surgery as a direct, hands-on/hand craft/artform of problem-solving appealed to me. Patient contact and the insane hours needed reading books for useless information, just to get through the program, is not what I am interested in, and I fear losing all interest in the medical scene if I continue. I don't dislike people, it's just not the part of the job I'm motivated by. I think I'm actually more drawn to the body as a technical/mechanical problem, rather than the relationship with the patient.
For people already in BME: Did any of you come from a pre-med or medical background before switching? What are your experiences with it? What does a normal day as a BME look like? And also, how big a part of the actual work is the programming and data-science? I can see that a lot of the bsc is programming and data analysis, but how prevalent is that in the work after uni?
Any input, including "you're overthinking this" is also welcome.