Biomedical engineering(Literature): Darlen Díaz

 Biomedical engineering: Intriguing, fascinating and constant knowledge

 

Introduction

 

Biomedical engineering has been recently added to the disciplines or specializations engineering can have, focusing on health care and improvement of medical technological advances. Also known for its wide range and options regarding job opportunities, being one of the most versatile engineering to study.

 

What is Biomedical Engineering?

 

A discipline that focuses on connecting engineering and the medical field. Their work may vary from developing new medical devices, give maintenance to medical equipment, creating prosthetics and artificial body tissue, labor in quality control, research biomaterials, etc. They also study how the body reacts to certain forces, anatomy and subjects related to circuits and sensors.

 

Areas of specialization

 

Bioinformatics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biomechanics, biomimetics, biomechanics, biomechatronic, bionanotechnology, clinical engineering, neuroengineering, pharmaceutical engineering, among others. It’s very rich in specialization areas, since you have all the bases and pretty much can master in anything you’d like and it will most likely apply to the career.

 

Importance and relevance

 

Medicine and food are the two industries that will never stop moving and growing, as our necessities increase year after year. New diseases, desire to find the cure to certain illnesses, technology advances also permit us to find solutions to health problems way easier. This discipline allows us to keep searching for answers and hope for diseases we currently consider “incurable”. 

 

Career prospects

 

Job opportunities are endless, as it can be applied to many fields. Biomaterials developer, manufacturing engineer, independent consultant, researcher, rehabilitation engineer, quality control, maintenance of medical equipment or development of programs to diagnose illnesses. These are the most known job offers out there, but getting a master’s degree can open up a lot of new doors for you, the possibilities are wide. 

 

Conclusion

 

This is a new field to be explored and exploited, there’s a lot of knowledge you can gain in this engineering; and if you want to make a difference, work in the medical field, have an impact and save lives but not necessarily have a direct contact with the patient, this might be it. 

 

If you have skills in math, science, have problem solving skills, a creative being willing to create and search for new solutions to improve the population’s health, this is a career that will take advantage on all those abilities. 

 

It’s the career of the future, which such a wide range of jobs and specializations, you’ll never lack work and will never stop finding new opportunities to learn and make a difference. It’s also very versatile, you can work in many areas you want, as your career already prepares you for different fields and applications. This engineering is quite useful and innovative, the future. 

 

Bibliography

 

Wayne State University. (2023, 28 noviembre). What is biomedical engineering? College Of Engineering. https://engineering.wayne.edu/careers/explained/biomedical

 

Navigate the Circuit | Areas of Specialization in Bioengineering. (s. f.). https://navigate.aimbe.org/why-bioengineering/areas-of-specialization-in-bioengineering/

 

7 Career Paths You Can Take With a Biomedical Engineering Degree. (2001, 14 marzo). CWRU Online Engineering. https://online-engineering.case.edu/blog/biomedical-engineering-careers#:~:text=Biomedical%20engineers%20work%20in%20medical,and%20other%20life%2Dsaving%20innovations.