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lurongyang replied to the topic Thoughts on BME degree, "a little of everything" in the forum Introduction to Medical Device Development 6 years, 7 months ago
Diverse major like BME is less known and demanded than computer science and mechanical engineering for sure. But that doesn’t mean we should only focus on the downside of its diverse nature. Instead, I think BME is significantly useful in locating more jobs, and thus, more employers in the job market will see us available for the position because of its advantage of making us a bridge between different major fields. In terms of knowing not much in each field, I still do not see it as a big problem. A lot of industrial jobs for BME students doesn’t require very detailed grasp of the knowledge as to be a rocket scientist. Overall grasp of multidisciplinary knowledge is not everything, it is the ability to seamlessly work with pharmacists, specialists, physicians, and general engineers as a group that makes biomedical engineers stand out in the industry.