This week wasn't quite as exciting as the past few weeks have been as I haven't been in the lab, but it was still a very informative week. Because this week was spring break at the U of A, the person that I shadow (as well as almost every other person at the lab, save for maybe one person) was out on vacation. What I didn't know, was how tight-knit this lab community is. It's a family. A lab family. Half of them all went together on a spring break road trip, instead of with other friends or family. Adorable. While this warmed my heart, it also gave me little to do, so I spent my week doing what I have spent my entire project avoiding. Reading. My supplementary Medicine by Design book was the guilty weight on my shoulders that I tried my best to ignore. It just sat on my desk, untouched, waiting for someone (me) to read it. The guilt of not doing anything this week would have been worse than the guilt of not reading it (clearly some calculated moves here), so I picked it up and began to read. In the first few hours of reading, I really felt like I was putting solid work into my project because that is exactly what reading felt like - work. It was repetitive and centered less around specific cases in which biomedical engineering was used (which I had originally hoped), and more about the importance of the field and how it has evolved. While these first few hours were a little tough and needed a pep-talk or two about how I can't just give up on a book that I required myself to read, my luck eventually changed for the better. I ended up really liking the book. It picked up its pace and gave more wide-ranging examples of different medical technologies and the people that they have benefited. It strengthened my desire to study biomedical engineering for my undergraduate degree and made me even happier with my dream to go into medicine. All in all, I'd definitely recommend it (but skip past the first few chapters if you must). Thoughts after this week:
Until next week! Maren
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AuthorHello! I'm Maren, a high school senior and aspiring BME student. My goal is to share my experiences as I dive into the field of Biomedical Engineering. If you have any questions or remarks, please don't hesitate to leave a comment! Archives
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