I think that the BME curriculum does not reflect the author’s perspective because there are virtually no courses that teach interpersonal skills. However, I think that the investment is still justified because it’s important for future engineers to know the material and have high-skill in their area. Interpersonal skills are something that should be no taught in the classroom because such skills require practice and people learn at different rates. It’s better for people to learn such skills on their own because the learning is not as strict and they may not even require all of the essential skills (e.g. empathy, motivation) to succeed or move forward. However, it’s important for the curriculum to emphasize technical skills because those are required for all engineers to masters. You cannot be a successful engineer without having a profound understanding of technical skills and the BME field overall. Moreover, interpersonal skills may be more important than technical skills, but that doesn’t make it an excuse to not focus on technical skills because those are the basis for a job. The technical skills serve as your base that you rely on to do your job, but the interpersonal skills are what allow you to advance even further in life so it’s kind of like the “icing on the cake.” Overall, I agree that the curriculum should still emphasize technical skills even though interpersonal skills are more important.