Yes. I think this is fairly important as developing markets view many medical devices in a much different lens than in the USA. This can be simply access. Marketing as having easy access to the device may be enough in…   Read more»

I feel like a certification would be highly beneficial to an aspiring engineer as this provides proof of knowledge in the business side of things. This can lead a candidate to a potential engineering role to be looked at in…   Read more»

This one is not even direct advertising as I would classify it as indirect advertising. Creality makes some awesome 3D printers, and I love 3D printing. When one gets a product from creality, the product comes with some super awesome…   Read more»

I may be a bit biased, but even if I didn’t help out in my family’s LLC, I would still choose an LLC. They don’t run that much risk compared to a sole proprietorship especially in a lawsuit, and I…   Read more»

In my first internship, I worked at a relatively small private company that was in the middle of restructuring to go public. There was high demand for productivity and output. It was a bit surprising for me, and I felt…   Read more»

As I was pondering the question, I couldn’t help but think that it honestly wouldn’t matter for the average engineer. Engineers, from my understanding, generally have a project to work out and are at the mercy of decisions made by…   Read more»

I have come across many of these experiences in the past, but I want to discuss one instance which I feel fits the prompt quite well. This is referring to my prototyping class as an undergraduate in which we were…   Read more»

Some of these processes include change control. Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and post market complaints. In change control, embedded software might need updates once medical devices have been released. These changes need to be controlled and reviewed so that…   Read more»

I’m going to discuss the role of the complaint specialist. Their main responsibility is to receive and document complaints that involve products that are out on the market and review the complaints to see what happened and if there is…   Read more»

I just want to focus on one thing here and that is long-term use. Some products are hard to evaluate after extensive use. Off the top of my head I’m thinking of a grill brush that was recalled after atleast…   Read more»

One thing that I think could fit under this category are certain diagnostic tests that are currently listed as Class III. I think over time, some of these tests should be reconsidered to join Class II. This is because testing…   Read more»

This is genuinely what has made me dislike the FDA. When I interned at a small pharmaceutical company, there were what I felt were obvious biases against the company that I worked for. They didn’t have a lot of money…   Read more»

I think many professors are genuinely interested in teaching. Having a love for research and ones field probably means that they want to leave a lasting legacy for their students and introducing people to an area that they love. This…   Read more»

Overall, I think it would be great to go into academia. I enjoyed academic research far more than industry research. However, the pay difference is too big to ignore. Getting a PhD means relatively low pay for many years, and…   Read more»

When I worked at my internship, things were far more rigorous than when I did research, but I believe the experience is different per person. My internship was at a small company, and I had a small budget, yet an…   Read more»

People not doing their share of the work is infuriating. This is something that I can’t stand in terms of projects. Doing work is the backbone of getting any project off the ground and up and running. Without work from…   Read more»

One major problem I had was during the planning phase of a project. Essentially, I forgot to label a batch for final production and without labeling, the entire batch would end up in the garbage as it was indistinguishable from…   Read more»

I have also had many different managers over the years. Some have been kind and helpful, and I didn’t mind doing what needed to be done or even going above and beyond while others have felt like an obstacle in…   Read more»

I believe that getting an internship or experience seriously does help one’s chances in landing a solid position after college, however, to say it is necessary is a little bit of an overstatement. One could just as much put down…   Read more»

There are many valid points from the posts created before me, but I believe that I can provide some insight as I used to be a tutor. As a tutor, I tried my very best to engage with my students…   Read more»