One of the increasingly popular study programs in Indonesia is Biomedical Engineering. The Biomedical Engineering Master Program was established in response to the government’s desire to enhance the independence of the national medical device industry.
As a multidisciplinary program, the experiences of its students provide valuable insights into the field. A strong interest in both medicine and technology brought Yessi Idianingrum Tanu Wijaya, commonly known as Ecik, to pursue a master degree in Biomedical Engineering at UGM as the next step in her education.
“My interest in medicine started back in elementary school, and continued throughout middle and high school. Towards the end of high school, I became interested in combining technology with healthcare. Due to various reasons, I chose the Diploma 3 (D3) program in Electronics and Instrumentation at UGM at that time,” she explained.
Her curiosity deepened when she took a course in Medical Instrumentation, which further sparked her interest in integrating technology and healthcare. This passion motivated her to pursue advanced studies in Biomedical Engineering at UGM.
“I want to use my skills in instrumentation and control to develop more advanced healthcare technologies,” she said.
Currently, she is researching medical data processing using various modern data analysis techniques.
Meanwhile, Mahasti Namira, or simply Namira, often finds herself answering questions about Biomedical Engineering and strives to explain the field clearly to those unfamiliar with it.
As an alumna of Electrical Engineering at Sriwijaya University, Namira often receives questions from people who assume Biomedical Engineering is only about medical equipment.
“Many people think Biomedical Engineering is only focused on medical devices, but in reality, it covers a wide range of areas,” she said. When explaining it, she usually describes how the field includes biomedical signal processing, biomaterials, and the application of artificial intelligence in medicine.
She also highlights that Biomedical Engineering is a multidisciplinary program that merges technology and healthcare.
Namira is frequently asked about career opportunities for graduates in this field.
“Graduates can work in hospitals as medical equipment technicians, in the medical device industry, or even as researchers developing AI- and IoT-based healthcare technologies,” she explained.
Biomedical Engineering: The Future of Health Innovation
At UGM’s Master’s Program in Biomedical Engineering, students can choose from five main concentrations: Biomaterials, Biomedical Instrumentation, Bioinformatics, Medical Device Development, Health Service Systems
The program also encourages collaboration with hospitals, laboratories, and industry to foster medical technology innovation.
Both Ecik and Namira agree that their previous educational backgrounds have been highly useful and relevant in applying biomedical concepts. This program, they believe, is the right choice to help establish their ambitions.
They agree that Biomedical Engineering is a promising field and plays a crucial role in advancing healthcare.
This article was published on TribunJogja.com on Monday, March 24th 2025, at 17:29 WIB at the following link:
https://jogja.tribunnews.com/2025/03/24/cerita-ecik-dan-namira-tentang-prodi-magister-teknik-biomedis-sps-ugm?page=2