What is Biomedical Engineering?
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Biomedical engineering is a broad major that encompasses mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, biology, computer science, and computer engineering. It's about using all these disciplines and applying the knowledge to the human body. Biomedical engineers create devices, structures, and even medicine that is used on and for the human body. Biomedical engineers create artificial limbs, pacemakers, defibrillators, surgical equipment, and so on. The biomedical engineering major has various concentrations where you can focus on different aspects such as the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or biology side of the major. The major itself will be VERY similar to a mechanical engineering major until your later years in college where you dive into the actual biomedical engineering classes. Until then you will be taking all your support classes such as math, physics, chemistry, circuits, and some mechanical engineering classes themselves.
Note: If you do decide to go into biomedical engineering in undergrad, then you should be prepared to pursue a master's degree after you graduate.
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Looks like I still don’t know what I wanna do with my life
Same bruhhhh 😂
The feeling is mutual 😂😂
same
Same lml
I am in first year of college and i still don't 🙈
4:36 This is what made me want to head down the path of biomedical engineering once I get into college! My mom has had chronic back pain for nearly 2 decades after a surgeon screwed a nerve in her lower spine, and just a couple years ago she had a spine cord stimulator implanted in her back that blocks pain signals from getting sent to the brain. She said it changed her life, and she's able to do more than she ever has been.
I figured, if a biomedical engineer can make a huge difference for someone close to me, I can help make that same impact on countless people by becoming one myself.
Wow man, that's both incredible & inspiring. I wish you the best in your pursuit in bettering Mankind!
@@virtuehonor9625 Hi! I made this comment a while ago, and I would really like to continue to pursue BME but I want to go into something with a better job market. I would love to pursue it still if it had better pay and opportunities, but the industry just isn't where I am willing to gear my life toward it. I'm likely going to pursue another major that would let me be able to get a graduate degree in BME, like maybe computer engineering.
I think, at our core, everyone who chooses this Major wants to help people, glad to hear that your mom is okay.
I know that feeling of wanting to impact many people. Go study BME. We need more biomedical engineers they are one of the main forefronts of medical technology.
This is a whole personal statement in one paragraph lmfao
My elder bro is a Biomedical Engineer. He also saw this video.
From him, I know is that Biomedical Engineering is basically,
90% Physics, Maths and Computer Science.
10% Is Biology and Chemistry.
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i agree
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really, that is intresting
Yeah, i was expecting tons of chem and bio, but it's very math and physics heavy, and there's an added legal component of it because you're dealing with medicine and you have to be more thorough in the documentation of the design process, at least from the best of my understanding
Why is the speaker yelling at me I didn’t do anything wrong.
Juliet Young haha u make me laugh
Lmao
LOL that’s really funny
accidentally started watching this on 1.25x speed so, i somehow felt the same while also thinking this was a parody 🙈
Haha! I thought the same :’)
Hi folks! I'm graduating with a degree in BME. From my perspective, BME can be a wonderful thing if you are honest with yourself about what you are doing. Do you have a passion for something medically niche? BME can give a perspective. Do you really just want to go into industry and don't really care about the specifics? Do something more aligned with what you care about. Also, BME is sort of a Renaissance man of engineering fields. We have electrical, mechanical, computational, materials, you name it. If you really want specialization in one, it might honestly be better to major in that, and perhaps get into research in your particular medical niche. This all depends on what your Uni offers.
Somethings to remember:
I've had classmates wanting to use this as a stepping stone for medical school (or alternative path) without an interest in engineering. They hated it and moved to another major. BME is an engineering major. You will hate your 5+ years of school if you dont like engineering.
I've had classmates have a little interest medicine, but like the concepts of medical tools. They moved to other engineering departments because they liked that engineering core more. You dont have to be a BME graduate to work on the equipment, just the applicable knowledge.
There are plenty of industry jobs (Edwards, Biofire, Johnson&Johnson, G&E, Merritt, etc) who hire BME students. I worked on a project in school that just got patented and we are hopefully selling to a company. You can find a job in industry just as well as any other engineering grad.
Do what you like, and don't settle for less, especially not because it seems less profitable.
Is it possible to go med school even if we are learning bme instead?
Great explanation! And yes, if someone doesn't like the engineering part (which is of course the biggest focus in BME!), then perhaps maybe consider biomedical science? :D
Jessica Reimer, thank you for your comment. I love the medical field especially love surgeries (my childhood dream career was to be a Surgeon) and I love medical technology.
Question: I am age 35 and studying BSc Accounting and Finance, making a career change. For a future career, I want to help the business side of medical device companies. Would Biomedical Engineering possibly as a Master's degree help me get into what I have described?
Thank you.
@@blackamericanlesbianprofes4357 Hi! Thanks for asking. Upfront: I am not an academic advisor, so take this opinion accordingly.
I do not advice BME if you want to be on the accounting side. As Biomed Master said, perhaps try biomedical sciences. BME is an engineering major: if you don't want engineering experience will be a waste of time. If your career change is to engineering, then of course do it.
@@jessicareimer5851 Thank you so much for your response to my question. :)
i'll say this about bme (i'm a bme major), if you're interested in biomechanics and prosthetics, you're better off doing mechanical engineering with a concentration on biomechanics, if the concentration is available. if you're interested in neural engineering or any kind of electrical device inside the human body that doesn't really move, do electrical engineering. if you're interest in medical imaging or bioinformatics, you're better off doing computer science. if you're interested in doing biomaterials, nanotech, tissue engineering then you should do biomedical engineering. i say this because i see a lot of people going into bioengineering to work on stuff that's data or software related or biomechanical or circuitry related and they end up incredibly disappointed down the road.
This is an excellent point! I'm a materials emphasis, so I felt my training was sufficient. However, my university also had a huge EE emphasis because of professors research. Those people really struggled, and really only got what they needed because of a research lab experience. Being mindful of the foundational skills necessary for any given path is wise. Thanks for adding a helpful perspective!
what about chemical engineering?
thank you for this! i want to do something with tissue engineering so this confirms my thoughts
Five years after your post, are you now working as a biomedical engineer?
I wanna become a Biomedical Engineer. I have pure fascination in observing the human anatomy and being able to create systems that help resolve people's problems directly.
Feel the same way but my anxiety spikes up when choosing a career
@@thato_mulaudzi turns out i switched my major lolz so common
@@thejaballershow1036 it happens
BuiltOnAnime why you switched? and what are you studying now?
Why did you switch omg
This was very helpful, not just for my report in class tomorrow, but also in what I want to take up for college. Thank you for uploading such an informative video.
This was the most helpful video I’ve ever seen!
Subscribed before watching any of your vids. Just reading the titles “ what is biomedical engineering, how to choose your major and dont get scared away from engineering” was enough to prove that I’d like your content XD
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@Stew mood 😂
What’s your definition of successful. Money doesn’t define success in almost every case.
All of us are bro...
You're not alone there. Same man same.
Thanks for clearing my doughts on BME. Interesting video, appreciated!
I'm so ever grateful for this video! Thank you so much. Shoutout from Australia!
Thanks for the comment!
I still don't know on what to do with my life and i'm already in grade 11. Help.
i’m in grade 12 and i’m in the same boat hahahhaha
I didn’t know what I wanted to be until a month before I started college. Look around and read about different majors
It's been 2 years since I graduated high school and I still don't have an idea what my career path should be
I am doing by Bachelor in physics this year and I still have no clue what I am doing.
There is no perfect field/Job.
You can be happy with many things.
The Point of growing up is choose one (again, there is no perfect choice) and then concentrate in that Thing, and make the best you can with your choices
Same
You forgot something that’s really important as a job career of a medical engineer which is he/she can work as a commercial seller of medical devices to hospitals and providing the hospital with good and economical medical devices by negotiating with companies that produce or provide those medical devices to the hospitals. Also, he/she can work in the management section of the hospital arranging and planning to enhance the efficiency of the hospital by incase there’s a missing or damaged device that’s important for the doctors/nurses to treat patients with it.
That is the most important aspect for me
The speaker solved some of my doubts as well as created new doubts
At it's core, this seems like its a means to augment human health and quality of life through scientific research and development... I love it...
Hi Zach!
I really like your video.
I'm a biomed engineer from Brazil and want to translate your video to portuguese. So the more people can learn about the Biomed.
I hope you dont be mad!
And i'll keep your name in the video.
Now I immediately found out the clue of why biomedical engineering related units existing under my Major of electrical engineering curriculum. Thanks ya
watching this because i havent decided what to do with my life and I have to chose a major in 15 minutes bruh
What did you end up chosing
Yeah what did ya choose I’m curious
Hey man can you tell us what you chose?
We want an update
@@vaishnasri8511 omg give us an update pls
Today just today it was a beautiful day for me when I truly discovered after a material engineering can be applied to medical field which I loved. Thanks 🙏 a lot for your explanation, it was amazing 🤩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome video!
I love your channel man
Amazing video i really loved it😘😘
Thank you for the vid
Gettin major Full metal alchemist vibes heree tho, fantastic vid btw, quite knowledgeable for an EE aspirant to learn about the diversity of his aspiring major
Biomedical engineering student here.
I love how this video basically summarised all my subjects into segments.
BME is great, but to get a job you may need a master's in either bio/med or engeneering, as you can't really deep dive on either in abachelorsalone. I want to study a master in either mechatronics or advanced electronics. However most of the people that I know that are already working don't have a master's, but, they aren't working on a bme job, as in my country those are very scarce.
Great Video.
I just want to ask you if is it better if i make a bachelor in biology and another in mechanical engineering then do a masters in BME. To be honest im 19 years old and just dont know what to do with my life 😭
@@yaraaridi4638same i m also confused is m doing bachelors in mechanical engineering but i want to do masters in biomedical engineering
Dude you're a life saver thank you so so much you answered all my question and just thank you!!!!!
Happy to help!
You did not mention surgical robotics. It is a hot and trending career opportunity for biomedical engineers
A helpful video thanks for the good speakers
This is awesome, it seems like biomedical engineers can do just about anything.
biomedical engineering fills up all the pre-med prerequisites, and combines biology, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material engineering, and computer science/ comp sci engineering together. It is a very versitile field. However, if you know that you that you have heavy interest in mechanical or electrical engineering, but still want to work with the human body, then it might be better to major in ME or EE bc those majors are more specific and it will be more helpful for you more.
th-cam.com/video/3kaYxZ1rrQQ/w-d-xo.html salaries of biomedical engineers
I basically want to do every single Engineering discipline out there. I've watch all your "What is ... Engineering?"
And i've found all of them interesting. It's amazing how Engineers of different disciplines work together to make new and amazing technologies for the advancement of the Human race.
I think TH-cam's been listening to my conversations! This is what I want to major in when I get to college! I love medical simulation robots and I want to develop them. I took Intro to Engineering Design last semester, this semester I'm taking Principles of Biomedical Science, and next semester I'm taking Principles of Engineering.
this is amazinggg!
Thank you so much for the video! Really I was so stuck on what I’m passionate about and what I wanna do for a career. But after watching this I definitely know what I wanna do now! Thanks
Thanks for the comment! So glad to hear the video helped :)
Thanks so much for the videos man. They really help and I appreciate it!
Thanks for the comment Jonathan!
Great vid detailing potential careers in Biomed. One thing to note is that many of the "cool" sounding fields like implants, neuro, prosthetics are mostly research and are harder to get into. Most biomed majors will end up working more along the lines of commercial devices (electrical and/or mechanical). Don't be discouraged however, those who give it their best will surely find what they want to do!
Another field is also in bioinformatics/telemedicine that deal with medical records etc. Although some might find this boring, its a growing field with potential to provide substantial payout to those who choose pursue it.
Expert lecture so nice demo do it daily. Hats off master class.
Well I guess youtube is now reading my thoughts as well.
I know this is 3 years old but it really helped me out. I am passionate about mechanical engineering but am also interested in the human body so this video was perfect for me!
I’m in my second year and I’m loving it. My aim is to work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine( stem cells and organ growth)
I'm currently at a community college and want to transfer to a bigger research university while thinking about changing my major to biomedical engineering. I'm taking anatomy and physiology and I am very interested in stem cell research and creating cures for certain diseases but am also interested in the technological aspect of it. Do you recommend going for BME?
@@justeckin7003 yes, BME is a combination of biology, engineering and technology. But then again you could also do biotechnology, which is similar to BME but more biological focused and less maths, they also can't do biomechanics or something to do with artificial organs or even the electrical engineering part and they are not always focused on medicine. Both are good options! it only depends on your personal preference.
Wow... Thank you!! exquiset video!
VERY HELPFUL..... THANKS 👍🏻💯
Well explained...thank u
Can you make a video about mechatronic engineering pls? Thank you
it's sad when you find what you wanna do in life, but you're almost 30 and a linguist with no profound bank account to start over and get a new degree =( Good luck to all of you guys who's going to become bioengineers!
You should still consider trying for it. You never know until you try. It’s not too late usually. Follow your dreams :)
Your never to old to go back to school!!!! Never stop learning and growing!
You can still get a bachelor's degree it's only 3 years. Go ahead and do it you 30 not 60 c mon
You can do it!!!! I dropped out for a few years, but went back to school even though I was older than everyone and would have to give up my full time job. I'm now in my last year of an EE major with a BME minor and I'm so happy I did it. I hope you pursue your dreams one way or another!!!!
^ Don’t listen to them. You’ll only be 34 or 33 by the time you graduate, still young. And you’d likely be able to pay off your tuition as an engineer
Hi, thank you, this video was really helpful! However, my school divides its biomedical engineering curriculums into 3 different ones than the ones you mentioned. The have Cell and Tissue Engineering, Medical Imaging, and Neural Engineering. Which path would be more related to Biomechanics?
Thanks for the comment! And yeah those are definitely much different because none of them sound very related to biomechanics at all. Neural engineering is more about the the neural system, medical imaging sounds more like the electrical aspect, and cell and tissue engineering is like the tissue engineering I discussed in the video. Maybe in the mechanical engineering department they have biomechanics classes?
Yeah, that makes sense. Thank you!
@@zachstar if someone graduated medical school 🏫 Mbbs degree can he or she do masters as biomedical eng and if it’s yes what type of biomedical ? Thanks
thx a lot best explanation thing i have found
Is it hard to get job with a bacholers in biomedical engineering? So many ppl say that the bachelors is too broad, so you can't get a job with it....
I would either A look for internships during the summer if your college doesnt have it in your program or B if you cant intern then get a graduates degree. Without prior experience in BioE itll be hard to get a job out of college.
Thank you very much
I'm going into Biomedical Engineering!!
Ok question. I'm looking at Mechatronic Engineering. (It's offered as a degree in my country.) I'm interested in designing and building and programming devices and limbs. Could I do what you suggested and study Mechatronical Engineering and then apply to a biomedical company and only work on those aspects without the biological approach?
Any answers would be appreciated!
That clears it up for me, this is what i wanna do
Super helpful
Great video and awesome channel!!! Can you do a video on aerospace engineering?
Thanks! And yes I will be getting all the popular engineering majors done as soon as I can.
A video on civil engineering would be greatly appreciated! :)
Couple of questions; I’m currently at the end of my fourth year of Medicine (MBBS) and we have the opportunity to intercalate (study a masters) before our final year and I will be studying this course for a year. Would I be able to cope in this course and will I be able to bring something useful into this course from my non-engineering background?
Can you please tell how it all worked out, because I am right know in pretty similar situation. I am studying medicine, the last year and want to master in biomedical engineering.. I will be grateful for any help you can provide!
If I graduate with a Mechanical Bachelor's and minor in Plant science and want to double major would the company pay for my double major, does college even hold that minor credits? I heard they don't ~ just asking for some I'm formation I'm currently not attending college and don't have a full grasp on the way it operates
Many engineering companies will pay for you to go back to get a Master’s degree, but it’s not often that they’d pay for you to get another Bachelor’s degree. Hope that helps 😊
I just got into uni for this course.
I cant decide between mechanical engineering and material science for my undergrad program
Any advice?
I LOVE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Mr Mr are you currently studying it?
Where are you from?
Is it hard.. Any advice?
@@umayanganee4645 is any programming languages(coding's) are need to learn for bme
Thank you
wow u are good!
7:45 so can I similarly get an undergrad degree in computer engineering and then a master's degree in biomedical engineering???
I mean yeah. In computer engineering you can learn the coding needed for making the artificial items you learn to make in biomed engineering. Then u do master's in a specific section in computer engineering aka biomed engineering.
This just wants me to be a biomedical engineer even more
So I'm about to finish my AS Engineering and transfer to a 4 year. Ultimately, I'm interested in working with epilepsy in neural engineering. The university I'm going to has BA biomedical sciences and electrical engineering; my question is, with my sub par skills in physics and chemistry, which would better prepare me for where I want to go?
Amazing
I am torn between this and aerospace for my major. If I went into aero I would focus on propulsion or structure (idk yet) and if I did biomed I definitely would do biomechanical. My questions are which is more math intensive compared to experimentation and my other is which involves more chemistry as that’s probably my strongest subject in hs. Ty to anyone who helps.
in aerospace it has more math and a lot of mechanics but if u like chemistry then bio is going to be perfect for u but just make sure what do u want to do no matter what are u going to learn
May i know which major you decided on? I just started hs and im also really interested in both of those majors!
@@fishfooties9850 I actually ended up going for mechanical engineering. I chose aerospace over biomedical, but some of the colleges I applied to didn’t offer aerospace as a major. The one I went to was one of those.
I’m still in their aviation club and the college offers certificates (slightly smaller than a minor) in various fields and I’m planning on doing one in aerospace engineering. Those classes start junior year though and I’m going to be a sophomore.
Reason I went aerospace over biomedical was 2 main reasons (but this is just me).
1. In hs, I enjoyed chemistry, math, and physics classes much more than biology. Also, the things you can build/design with a mechanical/aerospace degree interest me more.
2. From what I’ve gathered, biomedical engineering requires graduate degrees a lot more than aerospace engineering. Obviously getting them in both fields will help job prospects, but looking at salaries, positions hired, and percent hired, aerospace did better and positions seemed more interesting with just a bachelors or masters, whereas biomedical appeared to require a masters and even for some jobs a phd.
I still don’t know if I wanna go to grad school, but I’d rather have a more flexible choice not to if I don’t want to.
My best recommendation is to go to a college/Uni that allows you to switch majors relatively easily. Even with all of the research and conversations, you may walk in and think the person next to you in another major is doing something more interesting. I know a lot of people at mine that switch between civil, electrical, and mechanical based on the opportunities and projects done.
All of engineering is profitable and good for job prospects. The important thing is that you’re in a field that you enjoy enough to want to put the work in to keep the grade and search out the opportunities for clubs, internships, and jobs. Sorry for my rant, but hopefully it was helpful and I’ll answer any more questions about engineering or the college search, but I definitely don’t know everything.
@@Dax_Maclaine Very interesting, I was also in the same boat between those exact two majors, ended up going for aerospace. I'd love to have some talk with you regarding this matter, if you're interested in that of course. Lemme know how I can hit you up :)
Im 15 with an interest in medicine and STEM fields, specifically engineering. Does anyone have any advice?
If it's SPECIFICALLY engineering, this or mechanical engineering. Look into biomedical science
Build some good studying skills, if you can’t study properly, then medicine isn’t the right field, because it’s an absolute boat load of just studying and nothing else.
How is it 2 years later?
Excellent
please do one on mechatronics
Yes!!! I want to do this!!! 😀
Is the images you gave used here is in .PNG format? Are thes pics sre royalty free downloaded images?
I just know how to repair, maintain and install all medical equipments . So now what i should do to become a biomedical engineer?
I hope i will have my answer.
I'm thinking of Biomedical engineering, I like working with the human body and technology. Maybe either Biomechanics or Tissue engineering. I'm still in secondary school so I'm still considering my options.
When I first heard the person talk they sounded like the guy who plays Barry Allen in the Flash but then I was like oh wait now he sounds more like Ross from Friends
Hello can you make one for agricultural and biosystems engineering?
Aziale yey yeahh i like to see onee
I want to apply biomedical engineering when I get into Uni and now I am gathering information for my interview.Good luck for me
Hi
Where to find free stock videos & images on , medical devices, biomedical engineering? Can you suggest any website ?
I want to help design biological *organic* systems to serve the purposes mechanical systems serve to help handicapped humans or other animals. Or maybe a mix of the 2?
What major should I go with?
I had a mechanical bachelor degree，but I like kind of neuroprosthetics and Brain Machine Interface，would you guys recommend me to get a Biomedical Engineering master degree?
I'm planning on going to a community college then transfering to a university and majoring in biomedical engineering what classes can I take in community college to help me in that major
Kayla Thayer which one did u choose, I’m curious :)
I’m honestly trying to get a second career since my first one I’m doing is technical and won’t take long
I do applied science in the UK and I'm not sure if I can do biomedical engineering. I'm really passionate going into this field but I need help. Is it possible for me to do this? And how?
if i want to get into the tissue engineering/ “biology aspect” careers you listed, is it better to just major in bio or would a bioengineering degree help?
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Doing my bachelors in computer engineering and gonna do my masters in biomedical engineering. I love tech and medicine 😍
Gabriel Vera if you did a bachelors in computer engineering, to get to masters in biomed, you would have to get a bachelors in biomed first right?
@@quentinjohnson2210 no not necessary you can get a master in biomedical engineering with a bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, computer ....
♥ I've taken the best decision :3
I now understand what biomedical engineering is all abou t.I was worried when my little said he wated to do biomedical engineering because as a family we thought medicine was the best program he would go for.. was not sure if biomedical engineering was good program....again taking into consideration there is no university in our country wich offers such a program we were doubtful about his choice ..but from now will fully support his idea of perusing such good degree. Thanks for shedding light.
Can you do a video bout Mechatronics Engineering too? Please. I want to hear your thoughts about it.
Thanks I now know what I want to do with my life
So how does becoming a biomedical engineer with a mechanical engineering degree work as stated in 0:52 ?
what applications would chemical engineering have in the biomedical sphere? I'm a first year chem E major and still on the fence about what discipline I want to go into regarding engineering. Or if I even want to stick with engineering
do you recommend studying biomedical engineering as a career or as a masters degree?
How abt genetic engineering
Hi, I am wondering... I actually decided to take major of mechatronic, but I am really interested in to help improve human health such as prophetic, bionic, etc. Can mechatronic (after graduate) into biomedical engineering? But, I am really bad at biology... but I interested of that.... can you give me any suggestion? @Zach Star
i want to go into chemical engineering and i wonder if biomedical and chemical engineering have correlation?
Nice video, i just started college and im in this department
Thanks! Best of luck in college
how is it so far?
Which college?
can you give me some information on what it's like?
Can u tell me how is it goin so far
Uve commented 8 months go so how has it been with you
Very nice #Diagnotherapy #Biomedical_Engineering