Biomedical Engineering

What exactly does 'medical graduate' mean? Are you licensed physician? Surgeon? Or premed only? Hows your math/ How's your chemistry? What did you do for fun as a child?

Job profile - Could be anything its a wide open field.

Prospects - with 6 billion people on the planet, 1)the ones who aren't getting hurt themselves while creating 2)wounded people to need your services and 3) The people who are getting older and infirmer each day, 4) not to mention our newly created ways of getting hurt in vehicles and by our technologies, 5) plus more people staying active and playing sports in which they can get hurt, why, I would say that the prospects are outstanding.

Pay - Always comes in proportion to the value you provide in your market. Not being paid enough, Change markets/ employers. Pay should not be an issue if "biomedical engineering itself is "fascinating."

If the "pay" for biomedical engineering is what is fascinating, forget about it, because the engineering courses, are difficult, the calculations are complex, and the regulatory environment is undecipherable. Mere pay will not compensate for these challenges.

Simplest way to start, become a machinist at a high quality company taking your "medical knowledge" with you. Take engineering courses while you get hands on mastery of machining. Once you have learned your craft and the coursework, move to the materials and applications needed in your local area. Start with agricultural and laboratory and veterinary devices to learn your field. as you master these, expand your vision.

This is not the "fast track" you might envision, but it is the authentic path followed by most of the entrepreneurs who have been successful in this field that I have met.

Getting to USA is another issue, all by itself, and one I'll let other's give advice on.It is certainly a huge distraction if your fascination and goal is biomedical engineering, and not just being a wealthy person in USA. You could devote your energies to success in your field instead of to trying to get over here despite a hostile immigration process. HOW good were your "medical graduate" grades by the way?

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