<p>Hello people for CC! I'm a senior high school student who is interested in the medical as well as in the engineering field. I barely move three months ago to the USA, I came from a Latin American country, and I wish to really do my best here.</p>
<p>So, I've been searching a lot and Biomedical Engineering really caught my attention, but there's a rumor (or a fact) that the job market in this field isn't good enough and mostly ME or EE with Masters in BME are the ones required for that matter. That's quite a sad reality.</p>
<p>So I decided whether to choose ME or EE, but I'm not quite sure yet. My goal is to work for probably a year in order to gain more experience (as a ME or an EE), and then further my education with a master in BME. I'm really interested in working in the medical field, and being a BME would the most efficient way to do so, at least for me. Or do you think I should risk and go directly with a BME major for my undergraduate studies?</p>
<p>What would you recommend? Any advice would be thankful :)</p>
<p>A BME can’t hurt, especially if you are FOR SURE that you are going in that direction. I’d only pursue the MechE undergrad if you are iffy or maybe are considering other fields in engineering, since ME is pretty versatile. I’m not sure an EE would be the best choice here in contrast to ME.</p>
<p>Is it true the job market is that way? Last I checked, they had a pretty good outlook and were highly desired in some areas. I can’t trust the reports 100%, however. Unless suddenly a bunch of biomedical engineers graduated and suddenly all the jobs are filled, which I’m predicting is going to happen with PetE in the near future. I doubt that will happen, though. Go for the BME!</p>
<p>Would you recommend to major in Biomedical Engineering and minor in Mechanical Engineering? I think that’s a better choice. I like engineering, though I want to apply my knowledge mostly in medical stuff.</p>
<p>The reports tells you that there will be more jobs an incredibly growth in the future for the Biomedical Engineering. What they don’t tell you is that other Engineering fields can work as a Biomedical Engineer.</p>
<p>That is true. Though the degrees vary differently, it might be required an engineer has some experience on, say, tissue engineering which a MechE wouldn’t get experience in doing in an undergrad, unless said person took an elective course, which might vary by school if that is an option for a technical elective. I know on the other hand, at least at my school, more “specialized” versions of Engineering (like Aerospace, Computer, etc.) can take electives in MechE, ChemE, or EE quite easily. It depends on the program and what you want to do in your life what would be best.</p>
<p>It should be easy to minor in MechE for Biomed, since they are related enough. I think the minor would be a great idea.</p>