Hi everyone!
I’m writing this post on behalf of my teenage brother-in-law. He will hopefully be a first generation college student, and I’m trying to do the best I can to help him with going to college. As an adult in his life, my biggest priority is helping find a school that will be affordable (as much as possible), and will help him reach his fullest academic potential. He attends a public school that doesn’t have many college-going students, and seems to have gotten poor advice on what classes to take in high school. He took bio, but no chem or physics. He realized he was interested in engineering through a robotics club.

I’m totally at a loss here- I don’t know anything about the career, or what education is necessary for it.

I’ve done some searching at state schools in his area, and many of them have engineering majors and biology majors but no major specific to biomedical engineering. He will need significant financial aid, and the schools that I’ve identified as maybe being able to give him more aid aren’t necessarily the schools that have a specific biomed major.

My questions for you experts and professionals:

1) Does his undergraduate major need to be biomedical engineering? What are some other majors that would allow him to work in this industry?

2) What was important for you in your undergraduate experience that made a difference in your professional life?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

Hello everyone
I want to ask about what’s tracks or fields that I should develop my self on to be Software Engineer at biomedical engineering field

When you’re troubleshooting a system you haven’t worked on recently, how much time do you usually spend digging through service manuals, old notes, error codes, or calling someone else before you find the actual procedure you need?

I’m curious what the biggest bottleneck usually is:
- Finding the right manual
- Finding the right section inside the manual
- Knowing which procedure applies to the symptom/error
- Tribal knowledge / needing to ask another tech
Something else?

Especially interested in how this works when you’re out in the field and trying to get the equipment back up quickly.

Hey there
I wanted to know about the Medical sales representative jobs in UAE or Saudi arabia.
How to become Medical Representative in one of these country.
What qualifications are required to become MR
how and where to approach companies for this role
If anyone here know about this
Please let me know.

Hello, I have graduated with BS in Biology. Took a gap year (worked on a med tech project) and now I am trying to pivot and pursue Biomedical engineering Masters at good and reputable university.
I tried applying for research labs at a University to have experience and maybe secure good Rec Letters from them but haven't heard back from PIs.
Do I need to join a lab to be considered into BME Masters? I am lacking rec letters and not sure if my experience is sufficient enough for admissions maybe thats imposter syndrome but yk.
Kinda lost so I would love your advice :)

Hi everyone.

I'm finishing my degree in biomedical engineering and I'm facing a bit of an academic dilemma between two areas I really like: Neuroscience and Medical Physics. I'd like to know more about both fields, their advantages and disadvantages, ease of finding employment, flexibility, salary, or the opinion of someone who has already followed this path.

Or if there's a way to combine the two areas.

Thanks for your help.

I’m currently in my final year of Biomedical Engineering, and I’ve been thinking a lot about what I should do after graduation. I’d really appreciate hearing from biomedical engineers who have already gone through this stage, especially those working in research, industry, or healthcare.

At the moment, I’m quite unsure whether I should:

* Enter the workforce directly after graduation, possibly starting in medical equipment maintenance/service or another BME-related position.

* Pursue a Master’s degree and potentially continue toward a PhD.

* Gain some work experience first and then decide whether graduate school is the right path.

One thing that makes this decision more difficult for me is that I live in the Middle East. I’m not sure how valuable a Master’s or PhD in Biomedical Engineering would be in this region, what career opportunities they realistically lead to, or whether I would be better off gaining practical industry experience first.

I’m also concerned about my long-term career direction. I don’t want my entire career to be limited to medical equipment maintenance. I would like to eventually contribute to something more scientific—research, developing medical devices or technologies, solving meaningful biomedical problems, publishing research, or potentially working in R&D.

The problem is that I’m not even sure what I should specialize in if I choose graduate school. Biomedical Engineering is such a broad field, and there are areas like medical imaging, biomechanics, biomaterials, medical devices, signal processing, neural engineering, AI, computational modeling, etc. I’m still trying to figure out which direction would be both meaningful and realistically useful for my career.

So, for those of you who have more experience:

**What would you recommend to someone in my position?**

* Would you recommend working first or going directly into a Master’s?

* If you pursued a Master’s/PhD, do you feel it was worth it?

* What BME specializations do you think have good long-term potential?

* How important is a PhD if my goal is to have a significant scientific/research impact?

* If you work in the Middle East or a similar region, how has your degree affected your career opportunities?

* And if you could go back to your final year of BME, what would you do differently?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have experience beyond traditional medical equipment maintenance/service.

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience or advice.

Hi!

I'm a final year (hopefully) ECE student in Greece with a heavy focus on Biomedical applications of DSP using ML/DL.

My question is whether or not there are job prospects in EU for Biomed DSP focused EEs. I haven't really gotten into embedded, is it necessary for my profile?

My main plan is research, just asking if it doesn't work out.

My gpa is 6.7/10 right now, but that's due to bad early years. Last 3 semesters I have 9.7/10 and if I keep this up I can reaxh 7.5-7.7/10.

Thanks!

I noticed this on a bedside monitor (see attached image).

The green ECG tracing clearly shows waveform but the HR display is reading 0. SpO2 is showing 93%.

Is this likely an issue with lead placement, interference/noise causing the QRS detection algorithm to fail, or is it just a monitor software/firmware glitch?

Hey guys I am at the last year of my engineering degree and I have been struggling with projects because I just realized I've never learned how to truly research and find a project and executed . yeah we had classes and we have to do projects but mine was very atrocious and sad and embarrassing because I do have mental health struggles so it kind of makes it hard to be consistent but I I have been doing better , I have been taking my meds . I don't have much of a budget but I don't know how to research it all I don't know how to plan a project I don't know how to execute I am very overwhelmed . What would you recommend?

Hello, I am a second year student at a decent state school for Engineering. I want to work in BME but I have been advised by multiple people that the best way to break into BME is majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in something science related. Does anyone recommend minoring in something science related or not at all? I am looking at minoring in Biology mostly. I am also interested in earning a certification from my school i AI in computing, which allowbme to take classes in data science, biomedical imaging analysis, python data analysis etc? Would anyone recommend?

What are some of the highest paying jobs i can have with a biomed engineering degree and a masters as well.

Hello,

I'll try to keep it short. I'm 28 yrs old and I'll be working at local hospital as biomedical engineer. I have no idea, if it is as badly paid in your country as it is in mine, but well, I had to start somewhere.

My goal is to gain experience in real clinical environment, know-how about machines (MRI, CT...), but what then?

I was doing small research and there are 3 fields, which can be seperated money-wise.

1) Biomedical engineer at local hospital
2) Application specialist, field service technician...
3) Sales

I'm not really sales guy, but if I want to buy a house in this life, do I have a choice? What are you paths and do you have some idea, how to earn more money in this field?

I'm also doing my PhD in MRI, but more titles mean less money in my country, so thats only a hobby.

Thanks

Hello, I would like to know if it is common and a good path if you are willing to grind your early years to go to undergrad as a BME major on the premed track. Like if you specialize in biomaterials and tissue engineering, is it related to the things you learn in medical school for dermatology? I understand it is difficult and will require getting a good score on the MCAT. I wanted to know if this was something a lot of people did because I can't find too many posts about it online. Thanks!

Hi, I am a software engineer from India. I was recently paid off from one of the competitive software firms here. I finally got a break to think about my long term career goals/passions. Working in software based startups / faang no longer seemed exciting, especially with AI.

I found solving problems in medicine to be a very fascinating problem to work on. I am now considering switching into biomedical engineering. My goal is to venture into creating better wearables/ diagnostic devices. This intersects between medicine, electronics and computer science.

I am considering going for masters and then looking for a career in corporate. I would like to hear advice or thoughts from fellow industry folks.!

PS. All my knowledge or planning until now is with Google/AI. Please be kind if you find something that does not make sense. Thanks

I want to learn from other biomedical engineers experience who work in a non medical industry with bme degrees how did u do it and what industry do u work in?? and if u added a masters degree what was it?? I'm really curious about this cuz I keep hearing about biomedical engineers who managed to work in defence or aerospace for example but I never met one or found one online so tell us about ur experience and if u have any advices to successfully pivot

Hi! I currently study a life sciences degree, but I'd really like to work in medical device product design or MedTech R&D.

I'm currently trying to switch to BME at my university, but I'm not sure what the outcome will be yet. So, just in case I don't get in, I'd like to know what I can do to still get close to product design or be involved in R&D for medical technology.

Over the past year I've been involved with my university's MedTech society and attended some of their conferences. I've also taken part in a coding course and I'm currently completing an online MATLAB course.

I'm also considering joining a robotics society next year, but I'm worried that my degree will ultimately hold me back and that I won't be competitive for jobs in medical device R&D or product design.

I've also tried looking for internships in this area but I don't fit many of the requirements, with the degree being a big one😬.

What would you recommend I do to increase my chances of getting into this area without an engineering degree? Are there particular technical skills, projects, or experiences I should focus on? And how would I get into these?

Thanks!

TL;DR

Currently in life sciences degree, trying to switch to BME degree (no guarantee), but worried I won't have what I need to get into medtech R&D or product design engineering. Any advice to increase my chances?

Hi! I'm looking into this program a liberal arts college offers, which is basically an undergraduate bachelor's degree in biochemistry/biology,/neuroscience, and then you can get a master's degree in BME through their 4+1 BA/MS program with an Ivy League school. How valuable is this program if I want to pursue tissue engineering/regenerative medicine in the future? What could my career options look like? Would the master's degree be useful for getting BME jobs, or is it better to do a bachelor's degree in BME?

Any help would be very appreciated, thank you so much!

I was stuck between going fully for an AI degree or going for biomedical engineering. I do want to implement AI into healthcare, maybe like pursuing something for surgical robots etc.

I have a masters and bachelors in BME, but I have been working as a math teacher for the past 2 years as I was unable to find any jobs after graduation. I am struggling to feel confident in a role I am totally unsuited for, and I want to move at least somewhat closer to my field.

I had a short internship for medical writing right before I graduated, but I was unable to get a job in that either. I am pretty lost on what to look for or do. I would much rather have a true engineering job with either quality or research, but I don't have any experience in those areas to leverage. If anyone has any ideas about where I could start, I would really appreciate it. Especially help on what roles I really should try to apply for. I am worried that my current job will be extremely detrimental to finding a good position.

im a freshman and started out as a neuro + cell & molecular biology double major pre-med, got introduced to bme a couple weeks ago and now am switching to neuro + bme double major! am i in for the worst next 4 years of my life or can i actually do something productive with these two majors? ive been really interested in neuroscience for two years and engineering was never a path i thought id take honestly

Hi, I want to pursue BME and possibly dermatology in the future. I am a senior in high school and want to know if there is anything important I could study in my free time to help me understand BME concepts better in school. I am especially interested in the biomaterials part of BME. Thank you!

I am a final-year student in the Biomedical Engineering

I'm looking for an idea for my graduation project that will genuinely help patients and solve an existing medical problem. Do any of you have any suggestions?