Three biomedical engineering students collaborate to share their personal journeys as undergraduate engineers, insights into the BME department, opportunities beyond academics, and advice they wish they had received earlier in their academic careers.
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BME industry experts break down convention practicals, sharing actionable tips on company research, booth approaches, elevator pitches, and interview strategies to boost career opportunities.
20 Nov 2024
Episode 11: Conventions
Engineers Rohan and Emily share their personal experiences and insights from attending the Society of Women Engineers convention and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers conference, highlighting key takeaways for career success.
28 Oct 2024
Episode 11: Academic and Social Life Balance
This episode features a special guest that has been alluded to many times! Vice President of Membership Experience for Alpha Delta Pi with past leadership experience for BMES and Tau Beta Pi, "La Hefa" talks about her experience of balancing multiple positions while being a biomedical engineering student. She gives practical advice of how she navigated multiple areas of her college experience and breaks stereotypes of Greek life.
7 Oct 2024
Episode 10: We're Back! (Senior Year)
We are back! Learn about what our co-hosts did over the summer (e.g., internship at Centella, research at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, sad boi MCAT studying). The co-hosts discuss outlooks on senior year and possible next steps after graduation.
6 May 2024
2024 SENIOR DESIGN EXPO
At the annual Senior Design Expo that occurs at the end of the spring semester is the hard-work that each engineering team gets to showcase to the public at the University of Miami. One of our co-hosts interviewed the BME teams by giving each team 60 seconds to describe their project and explain where they were going after graduation. Class of 2024, we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!
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15 Apr 2024
Episode 9: International Student Experiences
For the last (official) episode of the semester, our three co-hosts invite a friendly international student majoring in BME! The guest speaker shares her experiences of being away from home, culture shocks, obstacles in obtaining internship and research opportunities, and potential career plans after graduation. Special feature includes our co-host post MCAT!
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8 Apr 2024
Episode 8: Mental Health Break
Our three co-hosts freestyle a "mental health" episode where we discuss experiences and updates occurring in the last semester of junior year. Examples include an acceptance into the 5-Year BS/MS program, elected to a President position of a hip-hop team, studying for the MCAT that will be taken this week, appointed as the Director of Academic Affairs for Student Government, preparing for RCIF, and making moves with help of GDip's matchmaking skills.
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25 Mar 2024
Episode 7: To Be Pre-Med or Not To Be Pre-Med?
Our three co-hosts unite once again and are joined with a highly impressive guest speaker: a senior in BME who is also in the Medical Scholars Program (MSP)! Starting as a med student in the Miller School of Medicine next fall, our guest speaker shares insights on the MSP application process. The conversation shifts as the guest speaker and one co-host provides perspective on why they stayed on the pre-med track, while our other two co-hosts elaborate on why they left. Both point of views are shown on initial motivations for pursuing medicine, differences in college experiences, and guidance for students considering to switch.
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4 Mar 2024
Episode 6: Internships and Industry
Two of our co-hosts invite one unique guest speaker: the Vice President of External Affairs for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)! Also Co-President of UMaker, our guest speaker talks about her summer internship at Medtronic as well as advice for obtaining one, what companies look for, intern positions beyond R&D, and her upcoming internship with Stryker. In the latter half of the episode, the discussion briefly shifts to being children of immigrant parents and how it impacts our perspectives on our academic and professional careers.
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26 Feb 2024
Episode 5: Professor D'Ippolito
Introducing Professor D'Ippolito! Learn more about GDip's life before entering the university, research projects, reasons for initiating the BME Study Abroad program, advice for undergraduates pursuing BME, and the special origin behind "coffee hours"!
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19 Feb 2024
Episode 4: Study Abroad
Two of our co-hosts invite two guest speakers: the President of Tau Beta Pi and the Social Media Ambassador of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), who both participated in the summer Study Abroad program in Florence, Italy! They share insights of the organizations' missions and their unique experiences of the Study Abroad program targeted for BMEs.
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12 Feb 2024
Episode 3: Navigating the BME Department (Part 2)
Part 2 of a two-part series where our three co-hosts discuss the BME faculty and what they're known for! Professors in this episode include: Dr. D'Ippolito, Dr. Dykstra, Dr. Manns, Dr. Goode, and additional professors that we have not had yet, but mentioned.
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7 Feb 2024
Episode 2: Navigating the BME Department (Part 1)
Part 1 of a two-part series where our three co-hosts discuss BME faculty and courses they teach! Also, talking about what they’re known for, so based on your interests, you decide to whether or not to approach them with your prospects for industry or research. Professors in this episode include: Dr. Ram, Dr. Bohorquez, Dr. Ganzer, Dr. Toft-Nielsen, Dr. Huang, Dr. Heilman, and Dr. Dauer!
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29 Jan 2024
Episode 1: Pilot
Introducing our three podcast hosts! Covering our journey on who we are, why we chose BME, extracurriculars, favorite aspect of BME, and things we wish we regret/could change.
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