Week 1 Prompted Post: 10 Questions About Biomedical Engineering

1. What do biomedical engineers do?

2. Which state has the most jobs in biomedical engineering?

3. What degree do I need for a job in biomedical engineering?

4. Where could I work as a biomedical engineer?
     Most biomedical engineers will work in an in-hospital Biomedical department, however there are also jobs for outside companies that are equipment vendors and manufacturers. The Armed Forces also hire biomedical engineers and even provide their own training programs for Biomedical Technicians. As a biomedical engineer you could become a professor and teach classes about the field.

5. What classes in college will be the most useful in this career?

6. What is the job outlook for this career?

7. How often will I work with other people to create a product?

8. What skills would be helpful to have in this field?

9. What is the most up and coming thing in this career?

10. What will help to set me apart from the rest when trying to get a job in this field?

I used the book Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology by Laurence Street to try and answer the questions I had about Biomedical Engineering. The book was helpful in explaining the places I would work as a biomedical engineer, but focused mainly on the medical technology that biomedical engineers have already created. I am happy to know that most biomedical engineers work in hospitals because I have always been interested in working in a hospital, but have not wanted the responsibilities of a doctor. Although I did learn something new about the field of biomedical engineering, i am eager to learn more. I think, for the questions I am asking, it would be much more helpful to get information from a website or from an actual biomedical engineer who works in the field.

Works Cited

Street, Laurence. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC, 2012. Print.