Biomedical Technology

Donald Gearin: Instructor email

The Biomedical Technology program is designed to give students knowledge and skills involved in assembling, installing and repairing medical technology products, components, and equipment.  The students will be provided with the basic theories, principles, practices, and experiments, as well as hands on experiences with electronics.  Students will receive background knowledge in radiological imaging principles and practice.  They will be exposed to x-ray imaging hardware in both a classroom and clinical environment.  Emphasis will be placed on concepts and information required by all x-ray vendors.  Finally students will be provided a supervised clinical experience at a local participating hospital. 

 Some of the Specific tasks include:

-Installing equipment and teaching doctors, nurses, therapists, and others to use it

-Inspecting and calibrating equipment

-Trouble shooting machine malfunctions or failures

-Modifying components to meet specific therapeutic or diagnostic requirements

-Maintaining an inventory of parts and tools used in repair work

Course Awards and Length

A diploma or certificate will be awarded to students depending upon the successful completion of specified units of study.

Electronics Technician Apprentice        Diploma           1296 Hours

Biomedical Instrumentation Technician  Diploma           1944 Hours