Why I Chose Biomedical Engineering

There are many reasons why I want to become a phlebotomist. First of all, I have enjoyed my past experiences of working in the medical field as a CNA and USAF medical technician. As a CNA I mostly worked with the elderly. As a medical technician I worked all over the military hospitals to include the ER, Lab, and OB/GYN. I put my career on hold to raise my family. Now my children are of age and I decided it was time to get myself back to what I love, which is helping and caring for others.

Growing up I seen my mom, aunts, uncles and grandfather struggle with the death of my grandmother. Everyday there was a new struggle whether it was getting up to go to work or eat. My grandmother died of breast cancer at the age of fifty two, it devastated my family. The question asked “Is why do I want to go into the medical field?” I want to go into the medical field because I want to be able to make a difference in this world. I want to do research to cure chronic diseases, I want to be able to tell a family that everything will be alright, and I want to be able to save a family the devastation that my family felt.

My interest in science has been a passion of mine since the start of middle school where I learned to excel and discover new learning opportunities. I choose to major in Biology my junior year, since I have started my undergraduate classes has giving me the pleasure of wanting to pursue a career of working in the medical field.

My selected area of interest is anything related to biomedical engineering or biochemistry. I am especially interested in biomedical engineering because biomedical engineers create all the machinery and tools that doctors use to save lives, and I want to be a biomedical engineer to be able to help save lives. I first developed this interest early on, sometime at the beginning of my sixth grade year. I found out about biomedical engineering from when I was in my middle school’s First Lego League club, and in this club we had to do research based on a theme from the year’s challenge. The theme we had to do our research on for my first year in the club was research that we could use to create an idea for some innovative

I have always been interested in the medical field. My father is a physiotherapist and my mother is a trained laboratory technician. I have grown up having science-themed discussions around the dinner table and books lying around the house. Seeing both my mother and father at work, I knew that neither of those professions were the correct fit for me. I liked the personal side of physiotherapy but I wanted something more technology related. As I searched for careers in the medical field, I could not find anything that I was passionate about. I could not find a career that combined my

My passion for science and great inquisitiveness of how the body works, are just two of the reasons for choosing Biomedical Sciences. I love a challenge and am well

To get into a Science Technology College where I can advance my knowledge in Biomedical Engineering and to earn a Doctorate’s Degree is what I have always dreamed of accomplishing. Biomedical Engineering is a field in which I am interested in

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I want to get a degree in biomedical engineering because I aspire to create artificial organs, particularly artificial kidneys. This goal is personal to me, but I feel it can help numerous people within society. My family has a history of chronic kidney disease, also known as kidney failure, which requires a transplant. While waiting for a kidney, most people with kidney failure have to begin

I have always been astonished over the capabilities of the human body, and the obstacles that can be overcome in unpropitious circumstances. My lifetime goal is to work in the Premedical to improve the way we live life. The best way I am currently preparing myself is by joining clubs and keeping my grades up to be able to work towards a Pre-Medical degree. I will then use the knowledge I have gained from the degree to do research in the near future. I do my best to take classes that reflect my curiosity towards the human body, and what we can do to improve or repair it. Throughout my high school career, I have, or I am currently taking classes that will help me to prepare for the ever expanding Pre-Medicine or Chemical Engineering field. The classes I have taken, or I am currently taking includes:Principal of Medical Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical terminology, Pathophysiology, Microbiology and AP Psychology.

When I went to college the first time, I was thinking about going into medical school so I chose a Science Major of Chemistry and then I didn’t like Chemistry so I changed to Biology and I really liked that so I stayed in Biology and concentrated in Cellular Molecular Biology and Genetics.

The world of science is growing by leaps and bounds every day. The innovations in technology and medicine are reinventing the way people see themselves. I have watched with amazement the way biomedical engineering grew within the past 5 years. I have tried to keep up to date with the developments and discoveries through magazines, professors and internet. And as someone who is empathetic and loves technology and life sciences, biomedical engineering is a natural choice for me.

I am interested in pursuing a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering because I find its unique mix of engineering and biological sciences very intriguing. It is a thriving field with great potential for research and also an increasing number of applications in today's world of medicine and technology. Technology that was available a decade or two ago was not nearly as advanced as it is today. With the newest developments in the field of Biomedical Engineering, so many more lives can be improved and saved. Who would not want to be a part of that?

As Henry Ford exclaimed, “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” I had been working on my engineering project, the mousetrap vehicle, for my school’s Science Olympiad team. The mousetrap vehicle was a small-scale car that needed to be propelled sixteen feet using mousetraps and string. The day of the tournament, I wound up the string with the mousetraps and let it roll, expecting it to travel the necessary sixteen feet. Unfortunately, the vehicle rolled only six feet because I had not timed the mousetrap correctly. The only element failure gives you, is the chance for success, with additional wisdom. Even after the moment of failure, I never gave up that desire to apply what I knew. As I result of my past failures, today, I can successfully genetically engineer mice to test for causes of various diseases of the brain. I believe the notion that technology will be the culmination of medical science, and for that reason, I want to major in Biomedical Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering.

Currently, physics is a captivating topic to me. This branch of science allows the application of math knowledge and problem solving skills in real world situations. It requires meticulous thought to ensure that nothing is foregone, which I find intriguing. The predictability of numbers and how the problems work out are mentally satisfying. Furthermore, I want to study medicine in the future. Stduying physics would give me a science background different than the biological background held by the majority of medical students.