For this, it’s important to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis to see how much “bang you get for your buck.” Paying for quality is important in order to avoid legal liability for any mistakes that produce very negative results. However, one…   Read more»

The issue behind Quality is that there is an assumption that the procedures that have too be followed will optimize results. Compliance and quality assurance are important but it’s important to acknowledge that having procedures and strict standards can curb…   Read more»

The FDA can unintentionally cause quality to be lowered through its regulations because companies may be forced to work around them. There may be loopholes associated with certain regulations and companies can use that to either raise prices for products…   Read more»

Accuracy is a measure how closely your product meets a specified standard or criteria. Precision is a measure how reproducible your results are, whether your product performs consistently across a group of customers. The FDA tries to optimize quality of…   Read more»

Alipogene tiparvovec (Glybera) is a drug synthesized to counter Lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), a genetic disorder that is known to cause pancreatitis. It was meant to be a means of gene therapy for individuals with LPLD. This drug was approved…   Read more»

I strongly believe that the FDA is too strict and rigid because of all of the regulations it imposes on healthcare in America. I understand that its mission is too improve quality and maintain innovation but imposing rules and regulations…   Read more»

Animal testing is something that I personally abhor but the problem is that it’s more unethical to test things on humans. If the animal species rapidly reproduces, then that’s not as much of an ethical issue but I would like…   Read more»

One argument I would make for someone who wishes to work in academia is that they will be more independent in their workplace. In other words, after some years, they would have more control over their own hours and schedule…   Read more»

Although I believe that both types of research are equally important, I believe that doing research that will lead to an immediate result is better because you need to make sure that your investments pay off. Doing research that is…   Read more»

Out of all of the phases of the a project’s life cycle, the planning phase is the most important. The professor gave us a very important saying in his lecture: “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.”…   Read more»

I’ve never had this experience and I don’t know anyone who had worked under multiple managers. I think it’s very inefficient to have multiple managers for just one project because it requires strong coordination between the individuals and since they…   Read more»

One important question that I would ask is: who should I involve in the project? Which departments within the company should be involved? This is especially important in project management because this helps determine the scope of the project, addresses…   Read more»

There are many benefits that an individual will receive if he/she decides to pursue a career in academia. One such benefit would be having more control over your own schedule. If you’re a professor, you can choose your own hours…   Read more»

I believe that for every 10 courses, 6 of them should be practical and 4 should be academic. The reason is because jobs require to apply your knowledge in an actual setting, which involves working under regulations and guidelines as…   Read more»

One of the obvious advantages to earning a BME degree is that it exposes to all of the different fields that fall under Biomedical Engineering (e.g. Bioinstrumentation, Bioinformatics, Medical Imaging, Nanotechnology). This is particularly helpful to people who have yet…   Read more»