Sanjeet Rangarajan on Vanderbilt: BioMedical Engineering, Starting Model UN, and Snowball Fights.
Episode description
Episode summary introduction: Sanjeet grew up in the Detroit area loving math, science and engineering. When time came to choose a college, he was drawn to Vanderbilt because the medical school was also on campus.
Sanjeet Rangarajan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor’s degree in BioMedical Engineering.
In particular, we discuss the following with him:
- Why Vanderbilt?
- BioMedical Engineering
- Model UN at Vanderbilt
- The Road to Med School
- Advice to Aspiring Students
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introduction to Sanjeet Rangarajan, Vanderbilt [0:44]
- Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:53]
- The Vanderbilt Experience [5:27]
- Why Vanderbilt? [8:33]
- High School Interests [12:32]
- Transition to Vanderbilt [14:17]
- Collaborative Peers [20:39]
- Passionate Profs [23:16]
- Vibrant Campus Life [25:00]
- Summers in Auto Industry [29:45]
- Majoring in BioMedical Engineering [33:50]
- Why a Master’s before Med School? [37:12]
- Vanderbilt Redo? [40:58]
- Advice to Aspiring Students [42:57]
- Vanderbilt Memories & Friendships [46:15]
Our Guest: Sanjeet Rangarajan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor’s degree in BioMedical Engineering and a Master’s degree in BioMedical Engineering. Sanjeet then earned his MD in Medicine from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Sanjeet now serves on the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery.
Memorable Quote: “I think everybody creates their own path, there's no wrong path, there's no wrong University.”
Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.
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