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Ranjita Shrestha holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University and is pursuing M. Eng in Biomedical Engineering at UConn. She serves as the Chief Biomedical Engineer at Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Mississippi. TechNation recently had an opportunity to get to know this high-achieving HTM professional.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I grew up in Nepal. Moved to the U.S. for higher education and pursued my degree in biomedical engineering.
Q: Where did you receive your HTM training/education?
A: I graduated from Louisiana Tech University with BSBME in 2014. After that, I started my HTM journey at a third-party medical equipment supplier company, where I got an opportunity to get hands-on technical experience on different types of medical equipment from infusion pumps and bedside monitors to life support equipment like defibrillators and ventilators. Currently, I am employed with VHA, which has a very robust HTM community and great resources on HTM trainings and education.
Q: How did you first discover HTM?
A: I have always been interested in the medical sector, and I wanted to get an engineering degree. I stumbled upon the BME program at LaTech when I was doing a random Google search on engineering degrees in the medical field. Back then biomedical engineering was a relatively new field, and when I learned about the program in Louisiana Tech University, I was immediately fascinated and decided to pursue the program. So, I would say I was destined to become an HTM professional.
Q: How did you choose to get into this field?
A: It was new and interesting at that time, at the same time it seemed like it would be a challenging and fulfilling career and, indeed, it is.
Q: What do you like most about your position?
A: I like collaborating with different stakeholders and helping them solve issues they are facing in delivering patient care.
Q: What interests you the most about HTM?
A: There is never a boring day. New things to learn and new challenges to overcome every day.
Q: What has been your greatest accomplishment in your field thus far?
A: With my previous employer, I was able to get a new regional support center ISO 9001:2015 certified with zero non-conformances or findings.
Q: What goals do you have for yourself in the next 5 years?
A: To graduate with master’s degree in biomedical engineering and I would also like to get CCE certification.
FUN FACTS
Favorite hobby:
Traveling, hiking, playing with my new pet.
Favorite show or movie:
“Madame Secretary”
Favorite meal:
Momo (Nepalese version of Dumplings)
What would your superpower be?
Reading minds
1 Thing on Your Bucket List:
Travel to Greece
Something your co-workers don’t know about you:
I can speak three languages.
