Biomed Careers

If you're interested in engineering and biology, or medicine, a Biomed degree may be right for you.


What is Biomedical Engineering? It is...
Applying engineering and design concepts to medicine and biology for health care purposes.

                                                            Imagine designing something to help people walk again.
Here are the different types of BioMed degrees:

• 2-year Associates Degree: BioMed Technician - Generally, someone with a Biomed Associate of Science will be given the responsibility of troubleshooting medical equipment.  The median income for a Biomedical Engineering Technician is about $45,000.
• Bachelor of Science/Biomedical Science, or /Biomedical Engineering - Someone with a 4 year degree usually does laboratory research. The median salary is about $53,500.  
• Masters of Science/Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Science - Someone with a Masters degree may do research, and in Informatics may deal with patient population and administration, as well as studying how hospitals can seek out ways to treat patients for the best result. With a Masters, positions median salary is about $67,000.  
• PhD (Doctorate) of Biomedical Information - The average salary with a PhD is about $77,500. Those with an advanced degree may become managers or heads of departments.

*statistics from CareerTrend.com

                     There are lots of machines present in hospital rooms and surgeries. They need to be running perfectly at all times.


In the Biomedical field, you may work for a hospital, clinic, research facility, rehabilitation center, public health division, or in forensics for a law enforcement agency.
The Mayo Clinic describes the education involved:

https://college.mayo.edu/academics/biomedical-research-training/phd-program/tracks/biomedical-engineering-and-physiology/

Medtronic is a Minnesota-based company with locations worldwide, and is one of the largest manufacturers of medical devices. Here is a job description at Medtronic with the job title Biomedical Technician who would work in research: https://jobs.medtronic.com/jobs/biomedical-technician-51661
Here is a job listing for one who would work  in an advanced setting. Note a Bachelors is required, but a graduate degree is preferred. This position asks for quite a lot of experience:  https://jobs.medtronic.com/jobs/principal-biomedical-engineer-49181

There is a long list of areas in which a Biomedical Engineer might specialize. As you pursue your degree, you may find you have strong interest in one of these areas:

• Clinical Lab Technician
• Public Health Specialist
• Forensic Science
• Prosthetic Devices
• Designing, improving, and repairing medical devices such as insulin pumps or pacemakers
• Hospital Administration
• Research
• Toxicology
• Surgical robotics
• Medical Devices-development and function
• 3D Printing of organs

                                                          Check out this robot suturing up a grape. Yes, a grape. Delicate work!

 

Some people who obtain their Biomedical degree go on to finish an M.D. (Medical Doctorate) so that they can practice medicine, or to accrue more knowledge to help in research.

                                                             Forensic scientists work with crime scene evidence.
 
 If you're into figuring out how things work, problem-solving, creativity, and science, then Biomedical Engineering may be a good fit for you.