Minneapolis skyline as seen from U-Minn's Basic Science Bldg
As part of the Annual Spring Trip that the Michigan Tech BMES chapter sponsors, BMES members made the 370mi trip from Houghton, MI to Minneapolis, MN in Spring 2000 to tour some of the Biomedical Engineering related facilities that Minneapolis is known for. Medtronic's Neuro and Cardio Divisions, the University of Minnesota's Biomedical Engineering Dept., and Boston Scientific SCIMED were all visited. The Spring Trip allows students interested in Biomedical Engineering to experience real world applications of BME. Many of this year's participants were amazed by amount of manual labor that is incorporated in the realization of Biomedical products. Highlights of the trip included "gowning up", entering, and interacting in clean room facilities, dismantling and exploring current biomedical devices, and the gracious hospitality that the companies and Michigan Tech Alumni gave to the group.
			BMES members touring Medtronic's CarioThoracic Division. From left to right, Steve Ashbay, Erica Peters, Aaron Milhiem, Becca Enz, Jamie Beers, Joy Harris (front), & Ed Bergeron (Not Pictured).
		BMES members touring U-Minn's Biomedical Engineering Dept. From left to right, Aaron Milhiem, Erica Peters, Joy Harris, Steve Ashbay, Jamie Beers, Becca Enz, & Ed Bergeron (not pictured).
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