Biomedical Engineering Technology - Equipment and Devices

Program Overview

The Biomedical Engineering Technology - Equipment and Devices program at St. Clair College is a three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma that prepares students for entry-level positions in healthcare technology. Graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge to repair, troubleshoot, and maintain medical equipment, and work in roles such as biomedical engineering technologist, healthcare technology management, and field service representative. The program emphasizes hands-on learning and virtual reality training to provide practical experience.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Biomedical Engineering Technology - Equipment and Devices program is a three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma program offered at St. Clair College's Windsor Campus. It is designed to prepare students for careers in the healthcare technology field, focusing on the management, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of medical equipment. The program emphasizes hands-on learning and virtual reality training sessions to provide students with practical experience.

Objectives:

The program aims to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to:

• Build and interpret electrical and electronics circuits, as well as passive and active electronics components, utilizing measurement equipment in order to troubleshoot medical equipment.
• Repair, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance activities on biomedical equipment and devices in accordance with relevant operational and safety standards and guidelines.
• Select, analyse, and use computer and networking systems (hardware and software) in the design, development and implementation of medical equipment to enhance functionality.
• Generate, prepare, and maintain records and documentation for reporting of the status of biomedical equipment and devices in compliance with established policies, procedures, regulations and ethical, quality and safety standards.
• Integrate fundamental scientific and biomedical principles to design, build, and modify biomedical equipment and devices.
• Co-ordinate and conduct quality control and quality assurance measures to ensure that biomedical equipment is operating to institutional, national, and manufacturers’ specifications.

Outline:

The program is structured into six semesters, with a total of 80 credits required for graduation. The curriculum includes a variety of courses covering topics such as:

Semester 1:

• Technical Mathematics I (MTH128)
• Technical Workplace Writing & Presentation Skills (COM204)
• Biomedical Engineering Technology Foundations (BME106)
• Digital Fundamentals (ERT201)
• DC Fundamentals (ELT103)

Semester 2:

• Technical Math II (MTH228)
• System Configuration I (MIT211)
• Biomedical Sciences (BME111)
• AC Fundamentals (ELT207)
• Biomedical Equipment I (BME307)
• Choose 1 Elective Course (ELEC1030)

Semester 3:

• Biomedical Equipment II (BME407)
• BME Dialysis (BME408)
• Customer Service and Support (BME412)
• System Configuration II (MIT311)
• Biomedical Electronics I (BME309)
• Medical Terminology (BME315)

Semester 4:

• 3D Design (BME310)
• Biomedical Electronics II (BME416)
• Anatomy and Physiology (BME419)
• Biomedical Equipment III (BME533)
• Computer Programming and Microcontrollers (BME409)
• Healthcare Technology Management (BME510)
• Medical Imaging I (BME513)
• Biomedical Equipment IV (BME614)
• Prosthetics (BME610)
• Risk Management Patient Safety Standards and Ethics (BME621)

Semester 6:

• Biomedical Engineering Technology Project II (BME608)
• Medical Imaging II (BME609)
• Biomedical Equipment V (BME613)
• Medical Device Cyber Security & Digital Health (BME606)
• Choose 1 Elective Course (ELEC1030)

Careers:

Graduates of the BMET program are prepared for a variety of entry-level positions in the healthcare technology field, including:

• Renal biomedical engineering technologist
• Diagnostic imaging biomedical engineering technologist
• Healthcare technology management
• Field service representative
• Field service engineer
• Sales/Marketing
• Human factors engineer
• Entrepreneur
• Capital planner
• Biomedical IT specialist
• Over the next 10 years, the Biomedical Engineering Technology profession is expected to grow 61.7% (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Students will be given opportunities to perform work on a wide array of medical ranging from CT Scanning equipment to Dialysis equipment and everything in between via hands-on learning as well as Virtual Reality.
• Job satisfaction is high as >80% in the field are happy with their jobs, pay, and benefits.
(source: AAMI’s 2012 Employment Survey)
• All students will be eligible to apply for BME 605 - Work Placement.
This is a 200-hour course, which is completed at a partnering company's site during the month following Semester 4. These may be paid or unpaid positions and all placement "hiring" is at the discretion of the partner organization's hiring manager. St. Clair staff will work to assist students in resume building and interview skills and provide potential placement locations. Students in their 3rd/4th semester will need to express interest to the Biomedical staff in order to be eligible.