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            The Science Of







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            NUS MERIT SCHOLAR, ERIKA STARTS                                      Why did you choose to pursue
                                                                                 your course of study at NUS?
            HER FIRST YEAR AS A BIOMEDICAL                                       I chose to pursue Biomedical Engineering
            ENGINEERING STUDENT TO START HER                                     (BME) because of my interest in the healthcare
                                                                                 sector and how it interweaves traditional
            POTENTIAL CAREER IN THIS GROWING                                     engineering disciplines with biology and
                                                                                 medicine. As someone who enjoys research,
            INDUSTRY                                                             I was enticed by the various pathways NUS
                                                                                 Biomedical Engineering had to offer, namely,
                                                                                 engineering professional pathway, innovation
                                                                                 and entrepreneurship and engineering
                                                                                 research pathway. I believe NUS provides
                                                                                 an excellent foundation for research and
                                                                                 development, and the exposure students
                                                                                 in the faculty would receive is extremely
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