New continuing education programs for hospital and clinical engineering

Author

Leehan, Joaquín Azpiroz ; Medal, Gerardo Urbina ; Mendez, Miguel Cadena

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Universidad Autonoma Metropolitan, Iztapalapa, Mexico

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

1-5 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

5205

Lastpage

5207

Abstract

This paper describes the new continuing education efforts that are being made to offer degrees more in tune with the career path for clinical engineering or for engineers working at different hospitals. Following an analysis of the issues regarding the field of hospital engineering in Mexico, and the type pf professionals that provide this service, we have implemented a series of programs in order to provide a full spectrum of educational opportunities in biomedical engineering. Since the conventional research-oriented graduate program is doing well, and the number of faculty that is interested in clinical engineering is growing, we now offer professional development track for engineers working inside the hospital environment.

Keywords

biomedical education; biomedical engineering; career path; clinical engineering; continuing education programs; hospital engineering; research-oriented graduate program; Aggregates; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Clinical diagnosis; Continuing education; Hospitals; Medical services; Personnel; Petroleum; Qualifications; Biomedical Equipment Technicians; Clinical Engineering Education; Continuing education;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8439-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404449

Filename

1404449