https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/mg482/activity/ Activity feed for mg482. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:41:04 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 866ea6d125dcbdd7d59cae016790bda0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/21020/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:56:51 -0500 we are at almost the end of the finishline, we get through the DID, DDP and the risk management plan, only thing left is to come up with a clinical protocol for the clinical study. The challenge that we face…   Read more»

]]> 3420c3993897ebd7c6129ca26ec694b8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/21018/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:52:18 -0500 my current job is at a company that would be considered as a matrix organization. there is a chance to move from one group to the other, cross train of many different things and get involved in different projects. being…   Read more»

]]> bb0ca07efecc62cbaae0c6e607d81356 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/21013/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:34:48 -0500 with higher management roles it comes way more responsibilities that one might get overwhelmed with. Higher the managers position in the organization the more people they are incharged of. I would want to be working in the middle management role,…   Read more»

]]> e6d0733e149fcb686081b6f81626fbd4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20947/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:05:15 -0500 A risk management file is where you would keep all the documents and files that are in regards to risk management of projects. Everything should be documented on the risk management file. this document is more like a living document…   Read more»

]]> 16ce660286b7a4a2c59d02977c9a0da5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20943/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:33:07 -0500 I have not personally participated in the FMEA process, but normally in my company that works on the biologics FMEA process happens under upper management supervision. However, the process of FMEA starts with my team getting together in a group…   Read more»

]]> bd4c44c7c4f856c3fc041a3a15484f17 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20938/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 01:37:26 -0500 I can’t decide which one I would go with over the other, mitigation or acceptance. While mitigation could be the most effective way to save money and to mitigate around risks, in certain examples you could get away with just…   Read more»

]]> 9182be03ddefa490982ff6fcf6b943c6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20869/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 04:19:15 -0500 Verification is laying down the foundation of the validation. Verification makes sure the product works the product works the way it is supposed to. Validation test how well the product works and it is required to demonstrate tests on devices…   Read more»

]]> 603172e9b88742b1fc6f0a3e8be0e2d3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20858/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 03:22:28 -0500 I agree with some of my classmates’ opinions, I don’t think I would say one part of the DDP is more important than the other. All the information provided in the DDP provides a well-established foundation to execute the project….   Read more»

]]> b0708c03f5aaa5111a09fd37cbfd6ac0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20832/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 02:20:35 -0500 in research and production having document control is very essential. For example, if new people were added to the team and wanted to learn more about the project and its progress, they would be able to look back and see…   Read more»

]]> 02f85145fb93dab2da4f2f2195cbcaa1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20795/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 03:23:14 -0500 If you asked me before working for corporate I would probably say meeting minutes are just repetitive and there is no point for them if you already attended the meeting. However, they play such a big role in referencing certain…   Read more»

]]> b1f1e8d14e0a874480fb3d70aa5600c3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20794/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 03:03:13 -0500 @sts27 I agree, in my opinion, I do think in academia different departments have different regulations. For example, I do believe the life sciences department could have different regulations than the engineering department. An example of regulation needed for engineering…   Read more»

]]> 81d1eb33b70b2ed0d84f85d8892fea8d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20790/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 02:41:11 -0500 Verification protocol is very essential to demonstrate the safety of the device on the user. an example would of a product that needs verification protocol before it is allowed for the public to use be the covid 19 vaccines. this…   Read more»

]]> 22e8cd71165e30e2b5e460b83986f124 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20708/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:41:09 -0400 I disagree, pharmaceutical drugs can be used to cure certain diseases. those clinical trials are very essential to test the effectiveness of the drug. for example, medications that are heavily being used nowadays to help treat coronavirus have had great…   Read more»

]]> ea434223ecbbc8a46a78b8d0521936f8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20707/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:11:55 -0400 the need of a clinical foundation relies upon the job that one chooses to follow. I would state that jobs in clinical research require a clinical foundation due to the job requirement to execute the tasks needed. This is an…   Read more»

]]> bbd9635c8edb8c2fd1e8343ae682949e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20706/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:04:47 -0400 Clinical trials are essential for testing new drugs, devices, and vaccines in development. People have signed up over many years to be subject of the test in clinical trials. While I understand the concern of the side effects that the…   Read more»

]]> d2d75d191a06bf615a8d5cd44ab8ea9e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20673/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:42:53 -0400 that’s a tricky question, emotional intelligence could be manipulative if the sales rep isn’t honest or looking out for the consumers’ benefit. a successful sales rep knows how to provide the right consumer for the product with all the facts…   Read more»

]]> d59d1b0affb3cca5a9ae5250676cae12 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20672/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:19:00 -0400 I agree with @sallirab, for a successful project, the product manager and the sales rep have to be in sync and have proper communication. These two roles play the most important role in developing the product. the project manager is…   Read more»

]]> d8d33c3cfdfe310b4fa8bf12a89e41da https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20671/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 01:42:29 -0400 A successful project manager would make sure to include the sales rep from the beginning of the product planning phase because the sales rep would have a better idea of the consumers needs. it helps the company connects well with…   Read more»

]]> 378b609fce5d8de01ab5c0a5a1963ad3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20597/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:45:18 -0400 that depends, do I know the person I am going to have this partnership with? there are plenty of failed partnerships where one could lose everything they invested and the other partner would remain unaffected. Having a partner ideally would…   Read more»

]]> fbda003cd5a3fab25acd18062c500e70 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20596/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:35:14 -0400 that’s an interesting topic to be brought up, I do believe I would accept or reject a job based on the company and the company reputation even if it means I would struggle to find for a bit, but at…   Read more»

]]> 43a5c9d0bde4f02062bf88fefcc92619 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20595/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:15:29 -0400 I do agree with the comments stating that having a bad year in for a well-established company doesn’t really affect the companies reputation that much. There are some uncontrollable events the company could go through that would affect the companies…   Read more»

]]> b576259d2dfb82f44f6e6dbf129eadef https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20554/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 03:37:28 -0400 As we saw in Dr. Simon’s lecture, management oversees the whole process of the quality protocol. there has to be feedback loop that functions as communication between all departments. quality assurance and quality control should set certain expectations and constantly…   Read more»

]]> 0eff04a11c0be5ffb6ce898aee89d092 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20550/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 03:20:56 -0400 I believe the future of AI and other technologies are going to be very useful in the biomedical engineering if its closely monitored by quality assurance and quality control personal. I would suggest increasing the rate of testing to ensure…   Read more»

]]> 5771bbe24676a7674948b75ed2e2cb20 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20545/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 02:10:10 -0400 That’s a really interesting question you ask, because in real working life there isn’t a definite answer to yes or not when it comes to ethical work style. I have experienced a situation where i had a machine running during…   Read more»

]]> 777e891efcacf7e2cf4a34af9cc58e9d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20526/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 03:38:48 -0400 Posted by: @maniakberk Biomedical Engineering education is an education that doesn’t teach you anything about marketable skills. Those professions are created for Electrical engineers, Computer engineers, etc. Unlike Other majors, BME is a combination of various different majors, and although…   Read more»

]]> 566cfa7358bb255fbb1716753505a638 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20525/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 03:03:25 -0400 Posted by: @orleron We are meeting in an interesting time, to say the least.  As a disease, covid19 has many elements to its treatment and many of those elements use medical devices.  There are ventilators and syringes, which we all…   Read more»

]]> fe51285192194262ec85f32023c2a6a3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20471/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:43:37 -0400 that’s a really good question you brought up, but I guess it depends on what kind of product. FDA could recall a product if they hear or certain complaints form consumers. for example, if the product started not working as…   Read more»

]]> fd607e7513fa7b27eef0541f272e5263 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20465/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 01:08:55 -0400 I am a practical hands on kind of a student. I learn better with hands on experience. I am very grateful that I have the chance to take so far 2 practical courses during my masters because it did help…   Read more»

]]> c4c58b899590d3e1140ad77c51b01771 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20464/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:21:16 -0400 I do believe that trying to get a job first is industry is important before pursuing higher education because you can get exposed to certain careers you didn’t know about and see yourself working in other areas other than your…   Read more»

]]> 1a1ac6c6aa0ed50dbf93b684c58a6abb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20384/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:47:55 -0400 Posted by: @266 Having a result driven mentality, I prefer the fast-paced approach of industrial research rather than the long-term approach of academic research. Both industrial and academic research play pivotal roles in the advancement of modern science and technology,…   Read more»

]]> 87cd88e700b9c349a766e596ff386bfa https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20383/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:36:48 -0400 the ethical question of animal testing is a very tricky question. working for a vaccine trial, early stages of vaccine development is tested on the animal during animal trials. certain companies have an animal-friendly environment at work, they take good…   Read more»

]]> 0156bfa343977d04ec102ab860a58631 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20382/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:15:31 -0400 Dr.simon’s lecture on the differences between industry vs academia was eye-opening. I have always wanted to have a career in academia but there are important key factor to consider. currently working for indsurty and seeing how much money you excpect…   Read more»

]]> 8fcf80697954a076d1ceb530553db4ab https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20310/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:53:06 -0400 in my opinion, multiple project managers working on one project is not ideal. it’s challenging to well communicate within the team, it’s even more challenging to communicate between managers and making decisions/managing the project. In some cases which is rare…   Read more»

]]> d04a5fc8ccef06eb0cd2f092d1f5c403 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20308/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:26:54 -0400 Posted by: @hruship101 During a project, we set milestones to achieve. However, due to certain circumstances, we cannot meet the deadline that results in missing a milestone. Missing a milestone can be either a failure by the team or it…   Read more»

]]> 62da205dd775a64083d976b0f7dc361b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20307/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:20:27 -0400 one example I example of an obstacle I encountered would be during a clinical study of a certain vaccine I was working on as part of a clinical testing team. While we had a tight timeline to complete a certain…   Read more»

]]> be8106c103d0b0c3bbb08a21d8e4556f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20227/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 02:12:17 -0400 I think if you’re considering working for an industry you can find jobs with just a BS in BME but since the job market is more competitive now getting a masters would make you a more competitive candidate for the…   Read more»

]]> 8a4f406cc2f51c2bec183e3de6c92cb6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20226/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 02:02:43 -0400 Posted by: @rd389 I conferred bachelors in biotechnology and mathematics and I got a job as Bioanalytical scientist. It is been 4 years since i have been working in industry and I love it. I love working in industry but…   Read more»

]]> d183c23db511659a8b0f19b364325bb5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20225/ Sun, 06 Sep 2020 23:55:27 -0400 I agree with this opinion. As an alumnus from NYIT, I was advised to get as many internships during undergrad as possible but sometimes it is highly unlikely to get one in the area of your interest. Once i graduated…   Read more»

]]> 2d6764c0be848c64a196c29265e3005c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20008/ Fri, 01 May 2020 02:51:24 -0400 managers’ motivation to the team they are leading could drive the team to success. My manager at work has a chart of all the analyst and their performance, it’s more of a competition to drive the analyst to be their…   Read more»

]]> 43e05054fec53e79d7f7bfd694fa37a5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20007/ Fri, 01 May 2020 02:33:24 -0400 I am not surprised by the result of this study as well. I do trust that 48% of the motivation of an employee can get from excitement and challenge. When I first started working at the big pharma company I…   Read more»

]]> 437325aad3ae2cbdfea6616d0d6f423c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20005/ Fri, 01 May 2020 02:01:24 -0400 I agree with the idea that once people get comfortable they tend to leave their jobs. When you first start a job, people tend to try to give you praise for your hard work. Later when you’re not considered a…   Read more»

]]> 2d961de02426b6c6091079a05bb51480 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19977/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 03:56:14 -0400 @christoph I would also be interested in a clinical research associate, which I technically work as in my current job. My team and I work for clinical testing for potential vaccines. I enjoy working with clinical trials and testing different…   Read more»

]]> 52f66ed7c0a95930e87220f7b2953929 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19967/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:11:24 -0400 @jp582 In my personal opinion competition can motivate or overwhelms sometimes. For example, at my job, we have daily tasks/experiments that we run in our labs, and when the task is completed, there is a software that analyzes your results…   Read more»

]]> 4c3cfe2e94102c37e4e9d954d77d940d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19965/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:05:02 -0400 Bigger roles come with bigger responsibilities, and that’s common in every field.  In my opinion, I see myself working as an engineer in any technical area/ Research and development to let myself absorb and learn things that I don’t have…   Read more»

]]> 5fecfe7c8dcd926bfafa531542ca2922 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19919/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:47:00 -0400 Changing staff can be problematic especially when its in the middle of a clinical trial or a project. I believe the best way to handle a member leaving the team is by hiring a replacement at least a month before…   Read more»

]]> 3666aa704b847bf59b540fad6f0fa318 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19918/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:46:19 -0400 Changing staff can be problematic especially when its in the middle of a clinical trial or a project. I believe the best way to handle a member leaving the team is by hiring a replacement at least a month before…   Read more»

]]> 77b8da945e7c2074ecfda39cda7b3869 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19915/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:34:15 -0400 I agree with @jea42 opinion about the communication platform. For my team, we prefer in-person meetings but unfortunately due to the coronavirus and the social distancing rules, my team has been using WebEx as the main communication platform and it…   Read more»

]]> 094ac247a5b43af1c75ca62a99dd2d0b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19912/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:10:37 -0400 My team at work faced the same situation recently, one of our team members left for maternity leave but we needed an extra person to do her job because there was an overload on all team members, so the company…   Read more»

]]> a0f1293ca471244a01c9ea1b78f79136 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19824/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:43:54 -0400 Posted by: @jea42 The planning phase is important since it is the foundation of a project’s progress. Poor planning will cause delays, cancellations, and may not produce a profitable product if development process was poorly executed. Going back to an…   Read more»

]]> c5026adf50ea0c779fde3817372effd0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19823/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:32:01 -0400 I believe combining products might be a smart shortcut for the company when it yields successful results. Working for a Big Pharma company that produces many different types of drugs and vaccines, you have access to numerous amount of projects…   Read more»

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