<p>Ive seen related issues for other science majors (CS mostly), but does anyone know specifically about biomedical eng?
I am applying for grad school now, and I do really want to go, as I love my field of study. However, I have seen truly brilliant PhD graduates that end up working in sales, or product design and progressing to at most Senior Design advisor, head of sales, etc... While these are very respectable, I just dont think that it rewards sufficiently after the work and time one puts into it.
Like I said, I want to stay close to the research side of BME; but Id like to know how to go about expanding. I have heard talk about consulting, and people talk about getting an MBA, but I really have no idea what they do. My focus is on my PhD, but Id really like to start early (something i didnt do in undergrad) to have some options/ideas when I finish, some 209342 years from now.</p>
<p>My first thought would be MIT. So I looked at their brochure and saw that they have a BioMedical Business club and a Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP). One can graduate with a dual degree BEP and MBA from MIT Sloan in 3 years. I also believe you can do the BEP by itself, but I'm not sure if u need the MBA or not.</p>
<p>You would probably be good at most top 10 business schools. You just might have to do more footwork to land a job (due to your unusual background). Research it more, and make sure you know the type of job you want to land before you get in an MBA program.</p>
<p>I know some schools offer dual md/mba's like Dartmouth. Perhaps schools like that would be more medical industry focused which could be of help to you.</p>
<p>Also, I would check schools that offer dual Biomedical Engineering/MBA degrees. Even if you already have your PHD, such a school would have experience finding jobs for people like you and perhaps would taylor the program more towards you. Texas A&M offers a dual degree which allows the BioMedical students get their MBA in one year. I don't know if they would allow you to get one in one year, but fortunately, you can get a Texas A&M MBA in 1.5 years anyways so it's not much of a difference.</p>
<p>(oops, btw, I was thinking u were already well on your way to a PHD..if not, perhaps a dual degree would be perfect for you)...also, I believe the work experience in a biomedical company would be great. Schools love diversity and you would probably stand out.</p>
<p>yeah I should have mentioned that I am deciding about grad school now. I have admission to a good school, but 5-6 years for a PhD has me thinking...I have considered doing an MS, working for at least 2 years, and then trying for a top 20 business school.</p>
<p>This is a fairly dumb question, but whats a good way to find out more about business school outside of school websites?</p>
<p>If you plan on getting a top Beng, I suggest you look to better schools like UCB, UCSD, JHU or MIT. As for top MBA programs, choose ones that have close ties to biotech's like NU Kellogg, Wharton or Duke.</p>
<p>I looked at some dual degree programs; one that seems like a good idea is MS/M.Eng Management. The M.Eng.M is only a year (part time). I think it would also lead to a much better job for business school afterwards...any thoughts?</p>