Through this project I have discovered the scope of influence biomedical
engineers have on the medical field. They build all the
instruments that doctors use for their jobs. There are also tons of different
options within the realm of biomedical engineering. They make a big enough
impact to be ranked as the best job in America in 2012. I have learned a lot
about the field in the last many weeks. the possibilities of this specialization of engineering is seemingly endless and has so many ways to help the progression of medicine.
The medical field is
heavily dependent on biomedical engineers. They create most everything that
doctors use to treat patients. Biomedical engineers build devices that help
doctors diagnose and treat patients. Some examples of these inventions are the
camera pill that I have talked about and machines that can scan for cancer and
try to eradicate it. The definition of biomedical engineering is “The
applications of engineering to two categories: the engineering study of the
human body in health and disease, and the development of engineering
instrumentation and devices for medical research and practice” (Boddy). This means that biomedical
engineers have an impact in nearly every medical advancement, in technology and
processes. That is incredibly important as healthcare is an important field
because it keeps us healthy and giving people more comfort for more days at the
end of their lives.
Another thing I learned was that there is a lot of
variety in the kinds of things biomedical engineers actually do. There are some
that need to know how the body works in order to make better and better devices
for implementation in the body or to mimic the body’s movements for things like
the eLEGS. Others might need to know much more computer science to create
robots to assist with surgeries. And there are virtually infinite
specializations that engineers can have. This makes it seem like a great
profession because there is so much variety. There is a specialization for
everybody who might want to pursue the profession.
One thing I
learned about this field is that it is ranked as the best job to have in the
United States (Best Jobs in America). This rank really makes a lot of sense. These
engineers pretty much have it made, they know their work helps people get
better or help doctor’s lives easier, they get a nice pay check and they have
it relatively easy as far as stress goes. The worst part of the job is that
they constantly have to catch up with technological advancements.
It makes
sense however that engineers have to keep up with technology to make the best
products. It is a field on the cutting edge of technology. That is one of the
principle reasons I was drawn to the field in the first place. I liked learning
about all the gadgets biomedical engineers make and that is why I focused so
heavily on these gadgets during my free posts. I think throughout this project
I have done a good job at writing lots about my opinions and my reflections on
the things I have learned about. It is one of the main pieces of all of nearly
all my posts. However I think I could have structured my thoughts better in my
posts. I also think my posts could have been better if I had included pictures
or graphics in my posts. When I went in I didn’t know anything about biomedical
engineering. Through the course of this blog I have learned that the biomedical
field is an incredibly important technologically driven field with so many
varieties. There are so many ways to help people in this field. My next big
project for myself will be figuring out which direction I will decide to take.
Works
cited
Boddy, K., J. M. Courtney, J.D. S. Gaylor, T.
Gilchrist, T.G. Grassie, and R.M. Kendi. A Textbook of Biomedical Engineering. Ed. R. M. Kendi.
Glaslow: Blackie, 1980. Print.
“Best Jobs in America”. CNN Money. Cable News Network.
29 October 2012. Web 13 October 2013.
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