Posted by: @lmathis When dealing with risk, in what instances would it be okay to accept the risk in medical device development? Is it worth accepting? Accepting risk is inevitable, despite the ris...

Implementing risk management assessments for devices is crucial in making sure the risks are weighed and outlined for future use, if it's deemed suitable for that. I don't think there are any potentia...

Clinical trials are important in order to make advancements in the medical sciences, but obtaining participants can prove difficult in many cases. For some, the idea of dedicating their time and mind/...

Placebos within research and experiments are highly important when testing the efficacy of a new medication or treatment option for an illness. We know the brain has influence over pain detection and ...

In this day and age, vaccine testing on human subjects shouldn't be as novel an idea as it is, and is honestly the best means of ensuring vaccine efficacy (should it have been tested pre-clinically on...

Both a DID and DSD are important and necessary documents when it comes to product development and management over this process. While a DID isn't as thorough (a disadvantage), that's made up with a DS...

Project proposals are important when seeking funding or building a project team, especially if one starts this endeavor solo. The proposal must be effective and complete so that potential stakeholders...

Design verification methods are extremely important since they allow for experimental and clinical procedures to be conducted safely and effectively surrounding product design mechanisms. The ethics s...

I have yet to work in any type of pre-clinical/clinical research setting and am not sure if/when I would be, but the idea of a failure in this setting doesn't seem daunting. Failure is a part of learn...

Cutting corners usually has a negative connotation to it, seen as "cheating" in a sense. I don't think cutting corners should be seen as negative if it's a means of working more effectively, or as man...

I would've hoped that in this day and age animal testing could be rid of within STEM, but since there are ethical reasons regarding why it's still deemed necessary, I will say that large strides have ...

Posted by: @dbeaufort Based on the innovations that are related to medical devices or techniques that can be used by healthcare providers, upon the onset of the covid-19 virus many individuals began ...

Ever since Covid fell upon us, different aspects of society have changed, especially with regards to employment within the medical field. Even when not specifically honing in on medicine, project mana...

Ever since Covid fell upon us, different aspects of society have changed, especially with regards to employment within the medical field. Even when not specifically honing in on medicine, project mana...

Considering I've only had a short time where I worked full-time due to being in school, I've still had more thoughts about my career path as it pertains to what I've been learning in this program. I r...