Brainwaves

Are you interested in what you can do after BioMed? Do you need advice and want to explore Grad School in less than 1 year? Our episode has 2 guests, who are students in the accelerated biomedical engineering masters program, and are here to answer your questions!

This is the second part series of the Brainwaves episode where we dive deep into the other 2 coop experiences and how even non-biomedical co-op experiences can help advance your career! From learning curves to new skills, listen to this podcast to gain insight into the other side...the co-op side! Whether you're a student, professor, or employer, this episode is about gaining new perspectives from our co-op students and there's so much to learn!

For this episode, we brought in 4 iBioMeds to share their experience with co-op! They share about learning curves, workplace dynamics, and what material in iBioMed helped them thrive in their job! Whether you are a student, employer, or somebody interested in the job prospects in the biomedical and general engineering fields, this episode is for you!

"The exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”

These words were spoken by none other than Albert Einstein. If you can relate to this, you may be experiencing Imposter Syndrome.

In this episode of iBioMed's Brainwaves, our hosts, Amreen (level 4, Electrical & Biomedical Engineering) and Danny (level 3, Electrical & Biomedical Engineering) speak with Dr. William Huggon, Assistant Professor with the Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour program at McMaster University. 

Learn what exactly is Imposter Syndrome, what causes it and what are some coping strategies? 

Whether you're a first-year student, or a seasoned professor, this episode is for you! 

“I remember thinking, am I meant to be in this program? It took me a while to learn that my performance on a test does not define who I am. How can I grow from this instead of the failure being a stopping point?” Abby McEwan (second year iBioMed student, Health, Engineering Science and Entrepreneurship - HESE).

This is just one of the many words of wisdom shared during this episode of Brainwaves. iBioMed students and Brainwaves co-hosts, Abby and John, chat with Dr. Colin McDonald about how they've all grown from failure. Dr. McDonald is the Associate Director of iBioMed and Assistant Professor within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches the first-year iBioMed course IBEHS 1P10 where students work in teams to develop solutions to real world healthcare problems.

They each share their own personal story about challenges they've faced, how they grew from these challenges and what they learned.

If you're learning from your own personal or academic challenges, this is the episode for you!

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Are you a new or returning iBioMed student? If so, this is the episode for you!

Join iBioMed Ambassadors and hosts, Yumna and Sam, as they share everything you need to know about returning to campus.

This includes:

Whether you're a new McMaster iBio student, or returning to campus after a year, there's something for everybody in this episode!

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Interested in getting into research? 

Join Yumna Irfan (HESE, Level 4) and Sam Milicia (Mechatronics and BME, Level 2) as they talk about Undergraduate Research at iBioMed with Andrew D'Elia (Materials and BME, Level 3), Matana (EngPhys and Level 4) ,Anushree (Chemical and BME, Level 3) and Brendan (HESE, Level 4).

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What do Harry Potter's Hermione and Buzz Lightyear have in common? Find out in this month's episode! 

Amreen Mander and Danny Al-Sammak, iBioMed Ambassadors and Brainwaves hosts, ask the question which celebrities would each iBioMed program be? Which iBioMed program would Shakespeare be, or what about Iron Man? This fun, yet informative podcast will take you on a journey of the iBioMed student experience and what each unique program has to offer.

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The latest episode of Brainwaves shows how iBioMed students are getting innovative outside the classroom. 

Join this month's hosts Dabeer Ahmad Abdul-Azeez (Engineering Physics and BME) and Sarah Bissola (Electrical and BME) as they chat with Lianna Genovese (Mechanical and BME) about her invention Guided Hands. Our hosts also talk to brothers John (HESE) and Matthew (Level 1 iBioMed) Milkovich. They share their inspiration behind their DIY PPE respirator. 

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Did you know that two iBioMed Health, Engineering Science and Entrepreneurship (HESE) students have been accepted into Medical School? Former HESE students, Arjun Raghavan and Alex Drover, share their experience as first-year med school students. From the importance of empathy and compassion, to design thinking and team work, Arjun and Alex talk about their achievements and how HESE helped them get there!

Yumna Irfan (fourth-year HESE) and Sam Milicia (second-year Mechatronics and BME) host this month's episode. Not afraid to ask the hard questions (and some easy ones!), they get to the bottom of the med school application process, how to prepare and more importantly, what the heck are med schools looking for anyway?!