Biomedical Engineering – A Career Worth Pursuing

Since childhood, I have always been fascinated by the biochemical phenomenon we call life. There have been many disputes as to who we are and how we got here from the past. Regardless of the dispute, we can all agree that we are right here, right now, in this part of the universe, on this planet. Such an incredible gift is this thing we call life and it is in our nature to preserve it. Our bodies have defense mechanisms that kick in when the body needs it, such as when a person bleeds and the blood clots up the wound. But some medical objectives cannot be met by the body alone. Thus, to help preserve their life, people turn to the field of biomedical engineering.

Biomedical engineering is a field that merges both the medical field and engineering together into one science. This field was created because it is necessary in this day and age for the two sciences to work in conjunction. Medical professionals focus on science, but they need X-ray and heavy metal MRI machines to be built. Engineers can build anything from a city to a computer, but they need an objective to build towards. The needs of medical professionals fulfill the need of the engineers to work and vice versa. Together, medical scientists, engineers, and biomedical engineers in between them, all work together to create tools and processes to further human life. Such a complicated career most definitely involving a lifetime of work is most definitely worth pursuing, especially with the reward being so great.

Who isn’t amazed by this biochemical metaphysical experience we call life? We are all living breathing organisms on this planet looking to survive another day (Demets). I happen to have an understanding of English, math, and science sufficient enough to comprehend material in that field. Not everybody has this understanding and therefore not everybody is capable of pursuing this field. It is because I am willing and able to pursue this specific field that I am willing to do so, especially since doing so furthers my fellow people on this planet. At the rate technology has been advancing, the possibilities of what we will be able to create in the future are endless. 

Biomedical engineers create all sorts of machines to help medical professionals to achieve their objectives. There are many subfields of medical science, each requiring their own set of tools and equipment. Biomedical engineers need to understand both the medical science behind the projects as well as the physical engineering aspects of the project. As biomedical engineers are creating more and more tools to further our people’s capabilities, it has become a field of great interest for me to pursue in the future. 

Reference

DeMets, Chuck. "History of Life." UW-Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics - Redirect. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Aug. 2013. <http://www.geology.wisc.edu/homepages/g100s2/public_html/history_of_life.htm>.