<p>Hello everyone! I will be a freshman in fall 2014 coming as a BME major. It seems to me a very interesting major. When I was doing my research online I found many negative comments about how is it impossible to find a job with a degree in BME. For those who have experience with BME or now majoring in, what do you guys think about it? Is it true or is it wrong? Thank you</p>
<p>The field is relatively new and not mature enough to have a lot of jobs for B.S. degree holders. Most of the students in our BME program at Illinois Tech will go to medical school or graduate school or find work in a different area. This may change in the next 4 years, however so it is most important to study a field that is interesting to you.</p>
<p>Like any engineering discipline, the field doesnt really open up until you have a graduate degree and specialize. The medical field is massive and expanding at an incredible rate. If you are looking for a design job, job prospects might be tough, especially with outsourcing. </p>
<p>With 6 years as a Biomedical Equipment Technician who is now perusing my PE degree, I believe the future of Biomedical Engineering is in the hospitals, not with the equipment manufacturers. Maintenance programs consisting of thousands of units totaling in the tens of millions of dollars have to be maintained, calibrated and interfaced with a host of systems. Simple technicians (I say that respectfully, I am one) generally are no longer able to keep up the technology without advance training. As systems grow more complex and begin to interface with each other, the Biomedical Engineer will be placed in between the conceptual visions of the hospital executive teams and will direct the technician to see these concepts come to life. </p>
<p>At our hospital, our first PE just came on board and while she is still very green, her potential with the education she received will be a tremendous asset in system planning in the future.</p>
<p>is there any overlap between med school prerequisite classes and BME curriculum, do you know?</p>
<p>thank you! these are some deep input! thank you again</p>
<p>The overlap with premed requirements is almost 100% apart from possibly Biochemistry.</p>