https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/jfm23/activity/ Activity feed for jfm23. Sat, 16 May 2026 13:44:26 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0a25468d55b3d26b3ab4eefed5ab567c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/48680/ Mon, 04 May 2026 03:21:52 -0400 I believe what motivates me the most is the impact of my projects. Thinking about who it will help and how it will help them. As biomeds we have a unique opportunity to touch so many lives with our work,…   Read more»

]]> 5526b0533d5f3dd3dc2006d7a5bed345 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/48679/ Mon, 04 May 2026 03:14:50 -0400 I was at first surprised how low meaningful work was in the list then thought about it. If your job has poor pay with a bad work environment and boring work, even if the work helps others, you are likely…   Read more»

]]> 638343039c5943395a9c9ac1f58f1dba https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/48677/ Mon, 04 May 2026 03:08:59 -0400 I really enjoy making stuff. My heart lies with R&D, but I would like a managerial role as well. I believe my best path is learning as much as I can, as hands on as I can as an engineer…   Read more»

]]> af111621935140d02dc2dd9eab234892 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47947/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:20:13 -0400 Sometimes you have to weight what yo love about the job and some other options that may be available to you. But if you are loving what yo do, and are ablet to support yourself and find it fulfilling, i…   Read more»

]]> 89f3bfb91cbb1e477e103f1d00c73ea8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47946/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:15:31 -0400 I think each point you listed has a strong effect on employee retention. Satisfaction is strong cause you need to be doing the work you want to be doing, but bad interpersonal relationships, problems with supervisors, and pay can be…   Read more»

]]> ead7a937631244d10c6166bc071697f4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47937/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:50:41 -0400 I believe working to prevent demotivation within their current workforce is more important. Any self motivated individual will eventually get burnt out like the rest of the company’s workers if there is a problem. So, I believe it is more…   Read more»

]]> 986d8f28e132075e04d8f15478371990 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47246/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:49:37 -0400 As the sim stated that at first we were not even going to have a backup supplier in the first place, I thought one would be fine. I also only liked one of the available back up coatings, which pushed…   Read more»

]]> e72939bc95001327823661c463b67c00 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47239/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:38:51 -0400 From my experience, I have found that QC focuses on testing devices during the manufacturing and R&D process to ensure they meet expected standards. So things like measurement testing, material testing, etc. The QA members focuses more on matching those…   Read more»

]]> f6f6c902d02b7a0016495a14889a56f4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/47234/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:16:29 -0400 For contracts I would focus more on the business end of things as well as quality. If both companies have equal products, I would look at how strict their codes are and how well they control their products. I would…   Read more»

]]> 16e9af4d13203dc3ed573ed906587b0f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/46480/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:37:57 -0400 I am in agreeance that for me right now understanding budgeting is the most difficult. I believe that once we are exposed to industry experience we will start to understanding pricing structures for materials and know what to expect when…   Read more»

]]> 6be0baa260851c7ec5a8deb6a3f6a5e3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/46479/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:34:40 -0400  What are some reasons that increase the cost of the project, and how to avoid them? There are plenty of reasons that can increase the cost of a project. The main two that come to my mind are vendor pricing…   Read more»

]]> 011dd2bddf2da17c9934f8c67284733f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/46478/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:16:36 -0400 @qbs2  Deciding priorates is a difficult task that may change job to job. We saw in one of the recent simulations how budget and quality can go head to head. Depending on which route you took, you either limited your…   Read more»

]]> 0d87b848c4ae83dec8a1f6a53ca45c83 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/46477/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:08:54 -0400 Firstly, thank you for making this post, I am really enjoying the responses and learning about personal experiences at companies nearby. I had worked an internship at Weiss-Aug in their surgical products division. They work to produce parts for laparoscopic…   Read more»

]]> a9c27ab98faf223101144156af939985 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/45158/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:56:36 -0400 It causes a big ethical dilemma when trying to decide between getting a product out on the market to help patients as soon as possible and delaying the release for extra testing. It is best ethically to take the time…   Read more»

]]> c88815466d424c2122ff529dbc73697c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/45155/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:44:38 -0400 The researchers and industry need to start their relationships with very clear expectations of what can and cannot be shared with clear terms to their NDAs. Some projects may allow for researchers to share specific findings or manufacturing methods. As…   Read more»

]]> 96852632345c5c327587648100f8e403 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/45150/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:16:14 -0400 I fell that keeping steady contact with the manufacturing team during the design process, especially toward the end of the process is very important. The manufacturing team would have much more in depth knowledge on how the product would scale…   Read more»

]]> e318227f182faffe4c0ac6002ca56306 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43836/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:14:48 -0400 I would start by reaching out to the vendor and ask them to send replacements as the shipment was not up to their usual standards, hopefully it was just a bad batch, and hopefully it is a quick replacement. If…   Read more»

]]> d12e0138753dabd1af06858962b3ffc2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43833/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:07:00 -0400 The mini-sim was luckily set in a way where civilized conversations solved the problems. We were lucky that the people involved trusted each other’s opinions and experience. It is not always like this in the world. Sometimes management does not…   Read more»

]]> eebd6fee64d0a800233d266304cf9cdb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43830/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:55:44 -0400 My first ideas is to call a meeting with as many of the project team members as possible, as soon as possible. In this meeting we would brain storm possible theories about what has gone wrong, why it has gone…   Read more»

]]> 5db325900ae630d3a42c61984edca31d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43102/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:31:53 -0400 A project manager would ideally have as much flexibility as possible while still being able to keep the project on track. It is important to have some give and be able to take surprises and work with them. However, if…   Read more»

]]> fb18b190a1fb6d144511b8d722f9cbaa https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43100/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:27:36 -0400 Sometimes it is much better to entrust another company that has the experience, machinery, and manpower for a project component with it. It usually costs less to outsource things like this instead of having to create, test, and validate a…   Read more»

]]> 9e2016c2e251636a87ac19221f2755e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/43099/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:13:22 -0400 It never hurts to have a checklist. Especially once a few design meetings have passed and you stat to understand exactly what documentation is required of the meetings and the way that managers like the information being presented. Before you…   Read more»

]]> 8f00d9dd09b545557249b457832e2e14 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/42299/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:06:50 -0500 For me, it depends on the project and the rest of the team. Sometimes you need someone very familiar with how a specific process works, then you need the specialized skills. Sometimes you have a team full of specialized members…   Read more»

]]> 76412434759d56d704b6f8fff4da43d1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/42298/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:57:02 -0500 With teams with varying skills, where for example each member may have a different specialty, I believe it is a good idea for those specialists to explain their ‘tips and tricks’ to the group during the project. This way the…   Read more»

]]> ccf69e3aa3e92134ce1382a54a195e19 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/42296/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:34:14 -0500 My older internship used Microsoft teams. My current job uses slack. I like slack more as I find it has more flexibility in how it is used. For school projects, I’ve learned that the most useful platform will be whatever…   Read more»

]]> f6961f7dfcbb47a24eeb01d0a875f3c1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/41582/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:53:19 -0500 Slack is important because there are almost always delays that happen during the course of a project. It is necessary to include slack in your project so that your scheduling timelines are not impossible to achieve. If I go over…   Read more»

]]> 5777d06ac4671c1042c93a3742e08966 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/41579/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:45:31 -0500 One mostly unavoidable reason is unexpected delays or failures. The best way to avoid them is to be prepared and prepare project parts as soon as possible to try to be ahead of schedule. I’ve run into supplier delays, which…   Read more»

]]> ab176106c028625040b31ee827110326 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/41578/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:37:55 -0500 I agree not compiling lessons learned is a significant loss of opportunity. My coworkers and I have started a little ‘what did I learn this month’ lunch group where we sit and talk about new tricks we learned. This little…   Read more»

]]> d807747ac5cae162e598c7e7448dfc43 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40691/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:37:08 -0500 I do believe that the peeling labels are a bigger issue than they seem. Labels hold a lot of important information about a product. In this case the two more cantankerous points of information to loose is the material makeup…   Read more»

]]> 100496c080b38fb186c4bc2f0c7fed14 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40686/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:12:57 -0500 At my old job, we had a shared cloud service where all the documents were available. For projects where there are many iterations of these documents, we kept them in their own folders, so that you can see all the…   Read more»

]]> 112d04d1970995e25d591f4dfb70c084 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40685/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:07:49 -0500 To ensure everyone is properly contributing, I like to heard updates from everyone on my team. I also like to know how they help each other as well as that also counts as contributing to the project. Though, especially when…   Read more»

]]> 0480c0307ee913160c4edb335267057f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40072/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:58:22 -0500 Determining spec depends greatly on the usage case for a product. Imagine you are selling packages of latex gloves. These packages are usually sold by weight to determine how many are in the package without having to count the gloves…   Read more»

]]> 855a14e31f2a2b9913611435cb3cda17 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40071/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:58:08 -0500 I tend to prefer working in smaller teams of 5-10 if I am managing them. I feel as though this range perfectly allows you to keep up with the updates of each team member and still be involved and available…   Read more»

]]> 704a92e73230677c0b3fc7985361c1cf https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/40070/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:57:37 -0500 As technology continuously evolves at an ever increasing rate, any medical device that is being designed to rely on technology is going to have a limited product life cycle. Older medical devices and monitors do not work with newer phones….   Read more»

]]> d8ef2b6b74dca41635b01cd87ba9968c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/38877/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:45:02 -0500 I feel like schedule risk is the most present in a project. It is so easy to fall behind on your project plan, as there tends to be many moving parts, there are many places to go wrong and cause…   Read more»

]]> a76552493c3b8b6ee03baa398c100d98 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/38870/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:30:50 -0500 I try my best to go through all my emails as soon as I clock in, to keep up with any updates. However, there are always updates during the day, which are easy to miss as they come in. I…   Read more»

]]> f5460ccccc6423a0a73117b7f17eb5c9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/38859/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:47:00 -0500 Hello everyone,
 
I am Jessica Maffei. I am currently a master’s student in Materials Engineering at NJIT. My undergrad was biomedical engineering. I look forward to connecting with all of you.
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-maffei

]]> 63c064665f033430f2cc83cf1dabb870 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/37019/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:54:13 -0500 Please ignore the odd formatting on the second section of my post. I am unsure as to why that paragraph is aligned to the right side.

]]> bc058177c12650a27ae31bf7938b5d6a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/37018/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:52:49 -0500 First, communication should be a priority. Both the team member and the project manager should explain all their reasoning as to why they feel a particular way. The PM may have some company data that the team member does not…   Read more»

]]> 9a7742e23d23ac966cb0db17c34dda96 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/36714/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:26:09 -0500 I think it is important for the project manager to have interdisciplinary experience themselves, or at least a good understanding of the disciplines required for the project. I also feel like it is extremely important to know the background of…   Read more»

]]> d4eb60837f35cf22e40684626c533c72 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/36713/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:26:08 -0500 I do not believe that there is one specific field that a project manager should specialize in. I believe a project manager’s needed background is dependent on the project. For example, at a pharmaceutical company, it may be more important…   Read more»

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