Biomedical Service Technician: Clinical Engineering
Learn to repair medical equipment in this popular program.
Health care employment goes beyond direct patient care. There is also demand for technicians to repair medical equipment. Patients and healthcare providers depend on proper functioning of sophisticated equipment. Students in the biomedical service technician: clinical engineering program learn how to maintain and repair everything from medical imaging equipment wheelchairs, and heart monitors.
Contact Information:
Enrollment Services
253-680-7002
Downtown Campus
7:30AM – 4:00PM
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More about the program:
Health care, the largest industry in the country, employs more than 14 million people, and figures continues to mount. From small-town private practices to mammoth inner-city hospitals, health care workers are in high demand. The patients in those practices and hospitals depend not only on the expertise of doctors and nurses, but on the proper functioning of sophisticated biomedical equipment. The people responsible for repairing and maintaining these highly specialized machines and instruments such as defibrillators, heart monitors, electric wheelchairs, medical imaging equipment (x rays, CAT scanners, and ultrasound equipment), are biomedical service technicians. They inspect and install equipment used by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers for researching, monitoring, diagnosing, and treating illnesses and disorders. They also repair, calibrate, and safety test the equipment in order to ensure proper function and safety for both the operator and the patient.
Degrees & Certificates:
- Associate of Applied Science: Clinical Engineering
- CIP: 15.0401 EPC: 654
Program Lengths:
- AAS degree program length: 6 Quarters
Faculty and Other Contact Information:
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Biomedical Service Technician: Clinical Engineering AAS (115 Credits)
Description:- 6 quarter AAS
- Maximum class size: 20
- Student to teacher ratio: 11:1
- Enrollment point: Fall, Spring
- This degree offers online, hybrid, web-enhanced, and face-to-face courses. See course descriptions for further information.
Required Courses:
Biomedical Service Technician: Clinical Engineering AAS (115 Credits)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits BMST102 Blood Borne Pathogens 3 BMST103 HIPAA 2 BMST105 Testing Equipment 5 BMST106 Soldering 2 BMST107 Schematics 3 BMST109 Applied Service I 3 BMST110 Applied Service II 2 BMST119 Medical Equipment Research I 1 BMST201 Imaging Systems 3 BMST215 Introduction to Medical Terminology 3 BMST217 Biomedical Instrumentation 5 BMST218 Biomedical Equipment 3 BMST219 Medical Equipment Research II 2 EEST101 Electrical Safety 4 EEST102 Applied Math 4 EEST103 Electronics Principles I 5 EEST104 DC Electronics 4 EEST105 AC Electronics 5 EEST106 RLC Circuits 4 EEST107 Electronics Principles II 5 EEST108 Electronic Devices I 4 EEST109 Electronic Devices II 4 EEST207 Introduction to Networking 5 EEST221 Electronic Principles -RFID 4 EEST223 Introduction to Digital Systems 5 Electives (10 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits BMST220 Biomedical Engineering Applications 5 BMST296 Work Based Learning Experience 1-13 BMST291 Practical Applications 1-13 BMST292 Independent Projects I 5 BMST293 Independent Projects II 5 EEST110 Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 5 EEST224 Introduction to Wireless Communications 4 EEST225 Introduction to Microprocessors 4 EEST208 Introduction to Embedded Controllers 5 General Education Requirements
Communications (5 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits ENGL175 Professional Writing 5 ENGL&101 English Composition I 5 ENGL&235 Technical Writing 5 Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.
Humanities/Social Sciences/Natural Sciences/Other (5 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits BIOL&160 General Biology 5 BIOL&175 Human Biology with Lab 5 BIOL&241 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 5 BIOL&242 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 5 BIOL&260 Microbiology 5 CHEM&121 General Chemistry 5 CHEM&131 Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry 5 CMST&152 Intercultural Communication 5 CMST&210 Interpersonal Communication 5 CMST&220 Public Speaking 5 ECON&201 Microeconomics 5 NUTR&101 Intro to Nutrition 5 POLS&101 Introduction to Political Science 5 PSYC&100 General Psychology 5 PSYC&200 Lifespan Psychology 5 SOC&101 Introduction to Sociology 5 Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.
Quantitative (5 Credits Required)
Course Code Course Title Course Credits MATH172 Business Math 5 MATH&141 Precalculus I 5 MATH&142 Precalculus II 5 MATH&146 Statistics 5 MATH&151 Calculus 5 MATH&152 Calculus II 5 MATH&107 Math in Society 5 MATH&153 Calculus III 5 MATH171 Technical Math 5 MATH173 Early Childhood Math 5 MATH174 Math for Allied Health 5 Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.
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- National Median Salary: $49,280
- National Potential Annual Job Openings: 5,400
This information is based on data from O*Net, captured on June 2021.
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