BME student in Folsom, CA Looking for Any Shadowing/Research Opportunities
Hey everyone, my name is Sultan. I'm 19 years old and an incoming sophomore at Folsom Lake College majoring in Biomedical Engineering. I'm currently working on transferring to ideally UC Berkeley, UCLA, or maybe an Ivy League school. I've got some clinical experience ( +1,000 hours) working at a primary care office in Folsom (I'm actually trying to get my medical assistant license now as well - already finished my externship and have some hours logged, just thought it might be useful for my transfer app but idk please lemme know), volunteering at Mercy Hospital, and working with a grad at UCD on his research in the BME department. I've done some other things as well, but I just wanted to keep it short.
Thing is, right now I'm just trying to build a little more experience before I transfer and get some more revelant, competitive, and strong ECs on my application.
So I was looking for any leads on the following (ideally somewhere commutable or within reach):
Any shadowing opportunities with biomedical engineers or related
Any more BME research or lab volunteering
Any companies or startups in the medical device/BME space that might take on a student
Any clubs or competitive events I can join
Any ongoing BME projects led by students or clubs or organizations i can join.
What do you think would be most beneficial for me to get at this point for my transfer app? I just thought this would be a great place to get some connections and expand my networking.
So if anyone could please connect me to any of the mentioned opportunities above, I'd really appreciate it. Or if you know someone, or work somewhere relevant, or have done something pretty similar, I'd really appreciate a pointer as well.
I'm also more than happy to answer questions or share more about my background! Thank you for your assistance!