Biomedical Engineering Personal Statement

One invaluable experience that I’ve gained over the years was my participation in the Engineering Scholars Program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). This program allowed high school students, like myself, to take one engineering-related college course over the summer during an accelerated three-week time frame. The course that I chose to take was called Biomedical Engineering, and it changed my fundamental interests and perspectives forever.

One of the only medical professions that can lend you a hand, seriously, in a Biomedical Engineering career, I will be able to lend you a hand. There are several job opportunities in Biomedical Engineering, which tie together to provide needed care for patients. The typical job duties for biomedical engineers are to design products, such as artificial limbs for people who need them, artificial internal organs, and machines for diagnosing medical problems. They also install equipment, maintain, and repair the equipment as needed. (www.truity.com) These assets provided are the designing portion of this career. There is also research that has to be done, and that is where biomedical engineers work with different scientist, and chemists to research and understand the engineering details of the biological systems of the human body. A biomedical engineers job may also be spread between many professional fields.

With a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, five years of hands-on experience dealing with medical devices and healthcare environment, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems in a timely and accurate manner, I confidently express my interest in your posting on LinkedIn for a Biomedical Technologist.

Biomedical engineers combine the principles biology and medicine with engineering. They do this to produce better products and techniques for the healthcare industry. As a biomedical engineer, you have a broad sea of choices when it comes to choosing your area of specialization. Examples include genetic engineering, tissue engineering, or biomechanics. Depending on your job, you have several duties as a biomedical engineer. Some may be involved in the clinical field and have to work with health professionals to discuss things such as the hospital’s needs and its budget. Others may design medical equipment, produce artificial organs, or be involved with the government and test biomedical

When I first entered college, I had thought that I wanted to major in Biomedical Sciences. The reason being, I was diagnosed at the age of 7 with Type 1 Diabetes. I was tossing around the thought that I was interested, possibly, in having a career that involved my disease in it. From being a part of this compass program, I have learned about many careers. Even though I learned more of what I do not want to do, it has helped me narrow down to majors that I am more interested in. I was thinking of still having the possibility of entering the medical field, but I am unsure. Learning about the different careers in the medical field and visiting labs has shown me that it isn't something that I am interested as much as when I first enter college. While I do want to be involved with my disease, I’m not sure if I want to have a career with it, but it could still be a possibility.

The decision to apply for a master’s program at the esteemed, Case Western Reserve University comes from a great passion to pursue research and personally contribute to the field of Biomedical Engineering. With the field’s innovative approach to bridge the gap between engineering and medicine, it has given answers to many of the pressing problems of healthcare system; nevertheless there are many challenges yet to overcome. For someone who has an avid desire to enrich her knowledge on advances in medical technology and do something resourceful for society, Biomedical engineering fits well to my ambition. Being an interdisciplinary field, Biomedical Engineering offers an endless array of choices. However, the areas that I find most intriguing are Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems.

The idea of applying engineering principles to medicine to resolve patient-life inconveniences has always held a fascination for me. The first thought of doing biomedical engineering was inspired by a blind man crossing road with a walking stick, finding his ways through a crowd near the college. Possibility of him restoring sight intrigues me to look into the current treatments for blind people. From conventional walking stick to Brainport V100, stem cells treatment and the invention of bionic eyes recently, I was convinced that regaining sight is no longer impossible for majority of blind people. A further research on bionic eyes mechanism gave me a full comprehension on how retina be stimulated electrically in responding to visual input by electrical device implant.

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” (Confucius) According to the Whitaker Foundation, biomedical engineering has existed for centuries, perhaps even thousands of years. “In 1816, modesty prevented French physician Rene Laennec from placing his ear next to a young woman’s bare chest, so he rolled up a newspaper and listened through it, triggering the idea for his invention that led to today’s ubiquitous stethoscope.”(The Whitaker Foundation). “Biomedical engineering achievements range from early devices, such as crutches, platform shoes, wooden teeth, and the ever-changing cache of instruments in a doctor’s black bag, to more modern marvels, including pacemakers, the heart-lung machine, dialysis

I did not find fulfillment with my education until I found architecture. Before then, I had always enjoyed studying art and design, but was encouraged to pursue a major that fit my parents more serious idea of education. This is why I spent my first year at North Carolina State University as an Exploratory Studies student, taking courses to try and enter the Biomedical Engineering major. Chasing a major that was not a good fit for my interests proved detrimental for me, as I lost focus over my school work and the courses proved difficult to keep up with. It was not until I had the opportunity to interview an architect working in downtown Raleigh that I came to the realization architecture was perfectly suited for me. The world of formative design and studio culture seemed like an education that was too good to be true. I was in disbelief over how the right career field had evaded me all these years. I took the opportunity to sit in on architecture classes and was sold.

Engineering is in my blood. My brother, father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all engineers. I believe that the engineering gene runs through the blood of the Iyasele family. My family, along with participating in science fairs and summer programs, led me to want to become a biomedical engineer.

Biomedical engineers create more efficient processes and improved technology to promote the health, comfort and safety of medical patients. Their research is instrumental in the development of health systems such as artificial prostheses and body organs. They also design

From an early age, I have been fascinated by how things work. It seems, listening to family, that I was never satisfied with a simple answer that machine runs on power; but always wanted to know more. As I completed my undergraduate education in ________, I became more and more interested in pursuing an advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering. My well-rounded educational pursuits thus far have served me well, engineering complimented by a sound background in the humanities and hard sciences. I have, though, a robust passion to learn more, to hone my skills even more in a field that has simply exploded over the past decade biomedical engineering.

One of the crucial moments in my life was the decision I had to take; as to what I was going to do next in life. Having completed my Advanced Level in 2013, I realized that it was not the end of my career as a student. I needed strong academic foundation along with other soft skills to meet the challenges and survive in this commercial world as a successful individual. In view of these thoughts, I was unable to make a firm decision as to what my career direction would be. After a month or so of various discussions with my parents, friends and other learned people I was able to reason out the best choice for me.

I have always been interested in the world around me, and how everything works, and as a child my most frequent question was "why?" Growing up watching my grandmother succumb to illnesses related to the neurological disorder Ataxia led me once again to ask the question why? As I researched the condition my interest in biomedical sciences piqued. I find the combination of practical experimentation and theoretical consideration particularly interesting, predominantly in molecular biochemistry, as it is far more challenging to investigate that which cannot be seen with the naked eye. What I found stimulating was aspects of cellular biology and biochemistry covered in studying biology and chemistry, and how the body works as an intricate and efficient system. What was exceptionally fascinating was what happens when things go wrong.

Biomedical Engineering is basically using different disciplines such as; computer Engineering. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biology, and computer science/computer Engineering, to design Equipment, Devices, and medicine that is used on/for the human body.