MDIFS#6: Current and Future Knowledge and Skills Needed for Healthcare Industry

I have been communicating with Niko Drivas about the subject of bioengineering curriculum and he has insights about what should be included in a BME curriculum and what he sees as current and future areas a biomedical engineer could address. He began his career in the engineering professional development program at Abbott Laboratories as [...]

National Statistics on the Number of Biomedical Engineers Graduating in 2007 vs. Job Projections

The following table was created from degree completion data available at the NCES website. The graduating statistics are important to know because there has been a consistent issue described by B.S. BME graduates seeking industry jobs in their field. It’s very difficult to get one with a baccalaureate degree. The number of [...]

The Ultimate Question: Would You Recommend Our Product?

The title of this article sounds like it should be asked at the end of the product development cycle. In my opinion, it should be kept in mind from the very beginning. It is the question Fred Reichheld, a well known marketing guru, has identified as the “Ultimate Question”. To fully quote [...]

MDIF#5: B.S BME plus M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical or Software

This quote is being presented anonymously but has a suggestion that may not have occurred to the B.S. BME graduate.  Instead of a M.S. in BME go for a M.S. in one of the traditional engineering fields.
“Director, Medical Programs at a Medical Patient Care Systems and Lab Automation Manufacturing Corporation

Felt that Biomedical Engineers seemed more [...]

The Difference Between a Biomedical Engineer and a BMET

In the academic world there are Biomedical Engineers and Bioengineers graduating from the engineering curricula and Biomedical Electronic Technicians and Biomedical Engineering Technologists graduating from the engineering technology curricula.  The Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering curricula focus on the more complex theoretical aspects of engineering and its application to biology and medicine.  They typically are prepare [...]