Calling all former engineers!!

[bustbones26]

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There happens to be a brand new organization out called the Society of Osteopathic Engineers. From what I have read, they are brand new are now recruting free memberships to the organization. the web site is

www.clix.to/soe

It appears as if they might have some cool stuff happening so if you're a former engineer, check it out and sign up

 

[Tyler Derden]

There happens to be a brand new organization out called the Society of Osteopathic Engineers. From what I have read, they are brand new are now recruting free memberships to the organization. the web site is

www.clix.to/soe

It appears as if they might have some cool stuff happening so if you're a former engineer, check it out and sign up

I guess it didn't last long as the link is dead 😳

Just out of curiosity are there many "engineers" that have made the jump to medicine? I saw the IT thread, but there didn't seem to be any traditional engineers there...

 

[racerx]

I guess it didn't last long as the link is dead 😳

Just out of curiosity are there many "engineers" that have made the jump to medicine? I saw the IT thread, but there didn't seem to be any traditional engineers there...

I designed pumps. . .not the ladies shoes.

 

[espbeliever]

im a young electrical engineer

if i would continue working one more year i would get my PE license and make a pretty penny...

 

[PublicEnemy]

biomedical engineer here.

 

[Doc2B-Finally]

biomedical engineer here.

Digital Engineer here.

 

[Tyler Derden]

OK well for those of you that have begun the program, how would you rate it in terms of rigor compared to Engineering? What do you find the hardest compared to your Engineering classes... for example could it be that understanding the concepts is much less difficult than memorizing tons of info? I had an Engineering professor tell us: Q: "you know what they call someone that flunks out of Engineering.... A: Doctor". He was a toolshed, but he was implying that engineering was harder than med school. Is there any truth to this at all???

 

[DaveinDallas]

Former S/W engineer here. There seem to be more than a few of us making the jump.

 

[espbeliever]

OK well for those of you that have begun the program, how would you rate it in terms of rigor compared to Engineering? What do you find the hardest compared to your Engineering classes... for example could it be that understanding the concepts is much less difficult than memorizing tons of info? I had an Engineering professor tell us: Q: "you know what they call someone that flunks out of Engineering.... A: Doctor". He was a toolshed, but he was implying that engineering was harder than med school. Is there any truth to this at all???

i believe this has been discussed a lot. basically, engineering and medicine make you think and memorize in different ways, so there is little apparent corelation. i think personally that medicine is going to be easier since to me, memorizing stuff was always really easy to do. i also enjoyed the heavy thinking/problem solving in engineering but most of that will not be used, and is what set engineers apart from other undergrads who basically just memorized stuff, or learned very simple concepts.

 

[Tyler Derden]

i believe this has been discussed a lot. basically, engineering and medicine make you think and memorize in different ways, so there is little apparent corelation. i think personally that medicine is going to be easier since to me, memorizing stuff was always really easy to do. i also enjoyed the heavy thinking/problem solving in engineering but most of that will not be used, and is what set engineers apart from other undergrads who basically just memorized stuff, or learned very simple concepts.

To be quite honest this is my fear. I doubt I would have trouble understanding anything taught in medical school... but to be able to digest all of it and regurgitate when needed is another thing altogether. I for one have a crap memory, but in Engineering (and Sciences in general) you learn the principles and then "come up with" the answer when asked. I am afraid I could fail at med school because it requires you to memorize lots of information rather than learning the principles behind them. I realize you will need to do both, but I am thinking it leans more heavily towards heavy memorization. Is there any truth in this?

To be more specific, what is the hardest part of learning the curriculum for you and why? Either compared to a technical background or just in general. 😕

 

[apass]

Have my PE worked for nine years in engineering and after getting my masters in engineering I decided to head to medical school.

I am just about to enter my third year and I have enjoyed the moved to medicine so far.......... I think the hardest part of medical school (I think you will read this most places) is that you have limited time to put several things in your head. Alot is memorizing but you definitely need to understand things. Everyone has the problem of remembering things but you will see some things over and over again - Noone can remember everything. If you work hard I think you can do well.

To be quite honest this is my fear. I doubt I would have trouble understanding anything taught in medical school... but to be able to digest all of it and regurgitate when needed is another thing altogether. I for one have a crap memory, but in Engineering (and Sciences in general) you learn the principles and then "come up with" the answer when asked. I am afraid I could fail at med school because it requires you to memorize lots of information rather than learning the principles behind them. I realize you will need to do both, but I am thinking it leans more heavily towards heavy memorization. Is there any truth in this?

To be more specific, what is the hardest part of learning the curriculum for you and why? Either compared to a technical background or just in general. 😕

 

[supersars]

I am a MS3 now and got a degree in chemical engineering before I joined med school. Even though my background in engineering did not help me much in medical school, I felt that the work ethic required for engineering carries over into medical school. Also, I feel like I could use some of my analytical skills to understand concepts in physiology and pathology. I did have to try real hard to memorize endless amount of information, but like anything else it gets easier with more practice.