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Name: Millie Ford Brown Affiliation: Alum '03 Graduate School: Yale University Year: 1st year PhD student Degree(s) Earned: Sc.B. Biomedical Engineering
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What are your favorite aspects of
graduate school? What are the drawbacks? I
enjoy the ability to specialize in a topic which I'm very passionate
about. I like the creative and independent thinking that comes with
creating a unique project. I do find that sometimes the classes
distract from my ability to do research, but they give me a broader
perspective of what's going on outside the field of biomedical
engineering. It helps me form ideas that are outside the box. What past experiences or courses at Brown helped prepare you for graduate school?
The upper level bioengineering classes prepared me well for grad school.
Classes like Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, and Organ Replacement
taught me to look at primary literature critically. The
presentations and proposals that I wrote are very similar to the kind work
I'm doing now.
Are there any courses you wish you have taken while at Brown? I
believe that our BME curriculum is heavy on the bio, but this suited me
best. In hindsight I would have liked to take more neuro and lab
technique classes to aid me in my current research.
What advice do you have for someone who is thinking about pursuing
graduate study in Biomedical Engineering? I
believe it is important to have a passion in your particular area of
interest. It is crucial to do the research before hand to know what
research is being conducted at different universities and to get in touch
with the respective professors at these schools. The professors and
most importantly the grad students at these universities can give you a
good idea of the program, working environment, and what the students do
after they've completed their graduate work. |
