I would want to do research that benefits society sooner rather than later. However I think the research the lays the groundwork is more important. In academia, the research conducted often has simila...

Apart from FDA regulations and ISO 10993, it is equally important to test the material understand the different conditions it will undergo. For example, if an implant is meant to bear load (orthopedic...

The key difference lies in the purpose of conducting research. In academia researchers start with a question and try to answer it. Even if they can't answer their original question, meaningful and rep...

As many have mentioned, a missed milestone is a failure. It is important to figure out how the milestone was missed what could could have been done to avoid it. Once a plan is put in place for the nex...

While working on my senior project we took care to avoid and setbacks. We were careful to order our materials ahead of time. We actually ordered 6 weeks early, which was three times the estimated deli...

I've had similar experiences when working on my research project. I had a mentor who had years of research experience. While some of my issues were unique in that we both didn't know how to solve them...

As many have mentioned (jr377 in particular went into detail), I believe that students should be given the chance to tailor their degree to the ratio they believe will help the reach their end goal. O...

As I mentioned earlier, it is helpful to take courses that introduce students to the BME field. Even for people who think they know what they want to do, they may find something else that interests th...

So far people have mentioned that the BME curriculum requires the student to learn a bit of everything, making them a jack of all trades. In the short run this can be helpful. As Dkonara921 states a s...