By Kristopher Schmidt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology & Chemistry, MS in Biomedicine Program One of the things I love most about being a professor in the Biomedicine program is teaching students about research and the important role it plays in medicine and health. Discovering something truly new is one of life’s greatest privileges! I....
“Find your ultimate goal, and then be practical with it”
EMU Interim Biomedicine Director, Tara Kishbaugh, and Hannah Gonzalez, EMU MS in Biomedicine 2016 and current Nursing student spoke in November over Zoom about career plans, how they change, and both the MS in Biomedicine and the Accelerated Second Degree in Nursing programs. Hannah will be an August 2021 graduate of the Nursing program and....
Service: a lifestyle.
Ultimately I’ve learned that service is: continuous, has to be willingly given and cannot be produced from an empty well. It is more than a one-time event. It cannot be forced and must come from a willing heart.
Is the MS in Premedicine right for you?
By Kaitlyn Bridgeforth, EMU Premedicine class of 2021 & Student Life Coordinator Biomedicine graduate programs tend to cater to two main audiences: the seasoned pre-med students and the career changers. When I was researching programs that could meet my specific pre-professional health career goals, I found that I didn’t neatly fit into either category. In....
New Beginnings in a COVID reality
There is an extra level of unknown as we enter this fall. So, what does Biomedicine life look like this year? Over the summer, EMU faculty prepared to teach both in-person with social distancing protocols and online, in order to allow for the greatest flexibility in delivery and continuity of teaching. We planned to be....
Applying to Professional Health School
It’s that time of year! Time to begin the process of applying to professional health schools. Students often find the application process overwhelming and daunting. As with any monumental task, the key is to tackle it in small increments. Students in our program are encouraged to begin preparing early in the spring semester of the....
Artificial Intelligence – a Tool to Combat Racial Bias
The United States health care system is permeated with racial disparities and biases. As physicians, we are inclined to perform several tests to confirm a full diagnosis; however, during this process, racial bias is fairly common. Today, African Americans are less likely to receive necessary examinations than White Americans with similar health issues. Therefore, I....
Patient Perspective: We Want to Help People Too
When I ask other students why they became interested in the medical field, the most common sentiment I hear is, “I want to help people.” When I dig deeper into their histories, I often hear stories of a grandfather with cancer, a mother who was a nurse, or a little sibling with diabetes. It’s true....
Student financial responsibility – let’s start talking about this more!
Financial responsibility isn’t a subject that’s commonly discussed with or amongst students, and many students feel they haven’t been given the proper tools or advice to save and spend their money wisely. The cost of an undergraduate or graduate degree is a significant financial investment, and it can be a very wise investment if that....
How can MS in Biomedicine at EMU help you reach your goal of being a dentist?
Aspiring pre-health students who have an interest in oral healthcare and preventing oral pathologies often hope to become dentists one day. However, getting into dental school is not as easy as it seems. There is a very rigorous one-year application process that consists of writing and submitting a primary application, supplemental essays and interviewing. According....