Blog #1: Pre-Project

My project is a structured internship, so I will be interning with someone who works with safe pediatric imaging-related advanced technological development. Ravi Srinivasan, the president of Sree Medical Systems, will teach me about what he does and his process of creating different pediatric imaging machines. I have always liked math and science more than English and history. Growing up I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals. As I got older and thought about what I wanted to major in college, I knew I wanted to do something related to the medical field and something that makes an impact on people, but I didn’t think I wanted to be a veterinarian anymore. My dad told me being an engineer is a good career to have and it also interested me, so I started looking at the different fields of engineering. Biomedical engineering was one of the fields that popped up and caught my attention. I researched about it and thought it was an interesting and cool career to pursue. So I chose to do this project because I wanted to get some experience that is similar to the biomedical field since I am planning on majoring in biomedical engineering for college. My hopes are that during this project I will learn more about myself and what I am interested in. I also want to see if going in this direction is a good fit for me before getting too far ahead. I want to feel more confident in myself and more confident in knowing what I am going to do in college. I am not entirely sure what I will be doing in the upcoming weeks, but I am looking forward to whatever it is!

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  1. KatrinaNovember 29, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    Sasha, I loved reading about how your career goals evolved and led you to this project! It is wonderful that you will be able to combine your interests in engineering and working with people through this project. I'm curious to learn more about the company and this field as you chart your journey in this blog over the coming weeks!

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