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(IN)SCRIBE Program, Biomedical Engineering Intern
Over this summer, I engaged in 5 weeks of clinical immersion rotations and the outreach clinic to experience different specialties within medicine. These clinical immersions helped me prepare to realize where and how medical device translation occurs. I was able to engage in team-based design with ultimate goals of identifying unmet urban healthcare needs. At the end of the program, as a team, we constructed a project in ophthalmology based on needs development in the clinic to evaluate the design process in engineering. The objective of this project was to find a way to observe and record dilation in both pupils simultaneously in order to easily capture differences in pediatric ophthalmology patients’ eyes.
In order to address this problem, our team talked to Dr. Boente who is a pediatric ophthalmologist at Riley Hospital. Our team has also done some research on the use of our designed scope, as well as its costs and market value. We went through a few iterations of the design process before settling on a final design. Our design is innovative because it has two lights that can be used to check the dilation of a patient’s eyes at the same time.
This program allowed me to familiarize myself with the medical field and how it connects to biomedical engineering. I was able to learn about different biomedical equipment used in hospitals and clinics, which I can use as background knowledge when going into industry for my career.
Red Cross, Biomedical Engineering Intern
As a Red Cross biomedical engineering intern, I have attended meetings with BME members of the Red Cross to gain knowledge about individuals' duties. I trained in navigating volunteer connections to understand the scheduling and meeting platform.
Being a Red Cross intern has helped me build communication skills that can use in the biomedical engineering industry and profession.
Consumables, Super Target
At Super Target, my role is to help stock and display food merchandise products for guests to locate in a fast manner. I maintain a full and organized floor to increase positive guest behavior on floor management. As a consumables team member, I have gained excellent communication and problem-solving skills that I can apply to my professional journey.
Navy Engineering Innovation & Leadership (NEIL)
I’m currently involved in the IUPUI Navy Engineering Innovation & Leadership (NEIL) training program. This program allows me to familiarize myself with topics such as biomedical equipment, nano-sensors, and nanotechnology. There are so many research areas within NEIL that I would like to explore because all the topics build connections with one another. I plan to take opportunities that will help me explore career options and gain transferable skills. I want to do several internships and research-related programs such as NEIL because it will build my experience outside of coursework. NEIL allows me to work with mentors on real-world problems to gain research skills that can be applied to my college coursework and future career. There are various labs on and off-campus, and I want to explore what interests me the most because that can help me determine what I want my future job to focus on.
Accounting Manager, Anmol Transportation
In Anmol Transportation, I calculated the profit for each load to calculate the net gain for individual drivers. I organized load papers for filing taxes to improve efficiency and productivity. Having organization is a skill that I can carry with me to the biomedical engineering industry.
Based on my experiences, I have gained several skills and strengths such as communication, problem-solving, and leadership. I really enjoyed using my critical thinking skills for decision-making, and projects. I feel like the best part was that every day I had a different experience, and there was always something new I learned.
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