Marcela
Do you need to go to medical school if youre majoring in Biomedical Engineering?
I want to go into Biomedical engineering because I love technology and whats a better way to use it than to help others with it. But im wondering if you need to go to med school still because you are working with people. #medical-school #biomedical-engineer
3 answers
Amir Ahmady, PMP
Amir’s Answer
No, As a biomedical Eng. you need to go the engineering schools
Aaron A. Ali, MD
Aaron A.’s Answer
Nick Cobane
Nick’s Answer
To be a biomedical engineer, you need to go to engineering school, not medical school. You will still learn how to work with people in your engineering education.
You will find, however, that many students who want to go to medical school to actually pursue careers in medicine will use biomedical engineering as their pre-med major, because of the overlap of requirements and technical rigor.
I would also recommend thinking more about what medical technologies you specifically want to work on and consider majoring in that specific discipline (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical) instead. You will still be able to get exposure to the medical world but will build a much more solid foundation in a technical domain.