Title :
Clinical engineering: educational aspects
Author :
Bronzino, Joseph D.
Author_Institution :
Trinity Coll., Hartford, CT, USA
Abstract :
The responsibilities of clinical engineers are delineated. The development of graduate programs for clinical engineers is then discussed. Three aspects of such a program are stressed: (1) individuals interested in clinical engineering must have sufficient background in a particular engineering discipline; (2) it is an interdisciplinary activity and requires sufficient background in human physiology and the biological sciences; and (3) the academic component of any graduate clinical engineering program should be accompanied by an internship experience within the hospital/medical center environment
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; education; biological sciences; clinical engineers; graduate programs; human physiology; interdisciplinary activity; internship experience; responsibilities; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Clinical diagnosis; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Knowledge engineering; Mechanical engineering; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Physiology;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering., Proceedings of a Special Symposium on Maturing Technologies and Emerging Horizons in
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
DOI :
10.1109/MTEHBE.1988.26404
