The BME Grad Podcast Joint Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NC State

Devin closes out Season 3 by interviewing four seniors scheduled to graduate next week: Matthew Bunn, Varad Gurude, Carly Rauch, and Sara Meehan.

In our final episode, we wanted to offer advice to rising seniors to help get the most out of their last year as an undergraduate. The wisdom our guests today shared with us includes:


Surface-level networking vs. building lasting professional relationships.
The crossroads between biomedical engineering and public health awareness.
Startup advice for students.
How to know when to take an opportunity.
The connection between dentistry and biomedical engineering.
Embracing something you know is going to challenge you.

Season 4 of The BME Grad Podcast will begin this fall. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @jointbme or @thebmegradpodcast, or find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thebmegradpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to know when the new season begins!

Host Devin Hubbard catches up with Drew Caddell, an alumnus of the Joint Department and a current first-year student of UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine.

For biomedical engineering students who are considering medical school, Drew covers how the mindset between the two academic programs is similar, gives advice on what to expect when applying to school as a BME, and shares his experience with deciding where to apply. Drew also explained the benefits of taking a gap year between his undergraduate degree and applying for medical school.

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Today we sat down with David Probst, Ph.D. student in Joint BME, to talk about his previous research and development work with biosensors at Medtronic and his current experience as a Ph.D. student at UNC.

David and host Devin Hubbard cover the relationship between business development and R&D, how to know if an advanced degree program is right for you, and the skills that you can acquire in industry and academia to support you in your biomedical engineering career.

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We spoke with Cameron Schmitt, an expert in regulatory affairs and a senior compliance engineer with MethodSense. Cameron sat down with us to explain how she supports medical device companies with quality and regulatory solutions for commercializing and managing their products.

If you've ever wanted to know how biomedical engineering fits into the FDA clearance and approval process, this interview will be invaluable in introducing you to how it all works.

Devin and Cameron also discuss quality systems, what to look for when applying for a job, and how to articulate what you're looking for from an employer.

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We had so much to talk about with The BME Grad Podcast Founder, Allie Mitzak, that host Devin Hubbard interviewed Allie for a second episode about her experience as a product manager with Teleflex.

Devin and Allie discuss what a product manager in biomedical engineering does daily and the path you can take to become one.

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The first episode of season 3 finds The BME Grad Podcast Founder, Allie Mitzak, on the other side of the table with new podcast host, Devin Hubbard.

Devin interviews Allie about her experience as a Joint BME undergraduate, podcast host, and product manager with Teleflex.

New episodes of The BME Grad Podcast are released every two weeks. Follow us on ⁠X (Twitter)⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠ @jointbme or @thebmegradpodcast, or find us at ⁠thebmegradpodcast.com⁠ to know when a new episode is live.