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Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Biomedical Technicians play a vital role in health care; enhancing the user experience by ensuring all medical equipment is safe and in proper working condition. 

Designed by biomedical and manufacturing industry leaders, the program provides a comprehensive, hands-on, career-oriented curriculum. 学生将获得扎实的生物医学设备和工业基础知识, electronic engineering, computer and networking.

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High growth rate compared to other careers in Minnesota

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Curriculum designed by workforce partners

Potential Jobs:

  • Biomedical Electronics Technician
  • Medical Equipment Repairers
  • Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
  • Radiology Service Engineer

Salary Information:
Median Wage: $29.99 per hour
Top Earners: $38.24 per hour

Information provided is for Minnesota. See current data at careerwise.minnstate.edu.

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Kodjo Vossah-Messan ’19
Biomedical Equipment Technician AAS degree
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“我的学位课程为你在这个领域可能看到的一切提供了一个广泛的方面. 他们给了我一个很好的起点,我可以进入任何东西.”

Jon Macho ‘19­
电子工程技术和生物医学设备技术员AAS学位

Program Details

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生物医学设备技术员(BMET)课程是一个72学分的应用科学副学士学位,包括技术和通识教育部分. This degree provides the skills for working in hospitals, manufacturing, 和现场服务以及在合作学院和大学攻读文学学士学位的可能性. 全日制学生可以在两年内获得应用科学副学士学位. 符合条件的学生可以获得经济援助,并且有几个BMET电竞博彩公司排名特定的奖学金.

Designed by biomedical and manufacturing industry leaders, the program provides a comprehensive, hands-on, career-oriented curriculum. 学生将获得扎实的生物医学设备/行业基础教育, electronic engineering fundamentals, computer/networking fundamentals.

Biomedical Technicians play a vital role in health care; enhancing the user experience by ensuring all medical equipment is safe and in proper working condition. Technicians inspect, calibrate, maintain, and repair diagnostic equipment, monitoring equipment, therapeutic and life-saving medical equipment (defibrillators, ventilators, drug delivery pumps, CT and MRI Scanners, and more) found in hospitals, medical clinics, imaging centers and medical device companies.

  1. Interpersonal and employability skills: Communicate with peers and customers using professional, ethical and appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills; by accepting constructive feedback and displaying appropriate behavior; participating as a member of a team, exhibiting leadership and lifelong learning skills.
  2. Electronic Theory:Demonstrate a solid understanding of electronics; by interpreting electronic schematics and diagrams; research, organize and interpret information from various technical sources; identifying components; electronic test equipment used by technician in industry.
  3. Biomedical Systems: 通过书面表达对专业设备各部分之间复杂关系的理解, verbal, and/or demonstrative methods.
  4. Troubleshooting: 通过使用批判性思维技能来定义故障排除和逻辑诊断的原则, analyze, and implement a solution.
  5. Biomedical Applications:评估并确定所有生物医学设备处于正常工作状态, ensuring a safe, reliable health care environment.
  6. Safety Compliance: Participate in class in a professional manner, 通过遵守文件安全程序和适当的行业标准.
  7. Test Equipment:对医疗保健行业技术人员使用的测试设备有扎实的理解.

In today’s health care market, technology is paramount. The need for a workforce knowledgeable in the theory of operation, 潜在的生理原理和生物医学设备的安全应用是许多医院和公司关注的中心问题.

BMET是一名熟练的技术人员,展示了确保安全的知识, reliable health care environment.

Referenced from International Certification Commission (ICC) handbook http://www.aami.org/certification/.

Wage information is available from the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

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Some courses in this program may require a prerequisite. Please see course descriptions for more details.

MnTC General Education Requirements

本课程要求完成明尼苏达转学课程(MnTC)至少三个目标领域的以下15个通识教育学分。. Refer to the MnTC course list for elective courses:

Course Number Course Name Credits
BIOL 1130 Human Biology (Goal 2&3) 4
MATH 1550 Introduction to Statistics (Goal 4) 4
SPCH 1200 Interpersonal Communication (Goal 1&7) 3
MnTC Elective   4

* Courses are taken at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Program Sequence

Fall Semester 16
ETEC 1102  Mechatronics 1 DC 3
 ETEC 1113  Mechatronics 2 AC 3
 ETEC 1141  Circuit Analysis 1 4
 ETEC 1151  Computer Troubleshooting A+ 3
 ETEC 1250  Digital I 3
Spring Semester 16
BMET 1301  Biomedical Networking 2
 ETEC 1170  Programming Logic Controllers (PLCs) 2
 ETEC 1202  Solid State Electronic 5
 ETEC 1260  Lasers and Optics 2
 ETEC 1271  Technical Documentation 3
 ETEC 1281  Engineering Technology Programming: LabView and C++

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Summer Semester 7
 MATH 1550  Introduction to Statistics 4
 SPCH 1200  Interpersonal Communications 3
Fall Semester 17
*BMED 2100  Design & Manufacturing in Medial Device Industry 3
*BMED 2300  Introduction to Quality Assurance 3
 BMET 1200  Biomedical Equipment and Terminology 3
 ETEC 2138  LabView and Data Acquisition 4
 ETEC 2276  Industrial Networking IOT/M2M 4
Spring Semester 17
*BMED 2200  Introduction to Medical Device Regulations/Ethics 3
BMET 2012  Biomedical Instrumentation 4
BIOL 1130  Human Biology 4
ETEC 2011  Machine-to-Machine Wireless Communications 2
MnTC Elective   4
*BMED courses are evening class taken at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

 

学生可以选择兼职完成任何电子课程. 非全日制学生比按照官方课程指南上列出的全日制顺序学习的学生需要更长的时间来完成他们的课程. Because every course may not be offered each semester, 对于兼职学生来说,向他们的指导老师寻求帮助来规划他们的长期计划是很重要的, part-time course sequence.

以下是第一学期的兼职课程选择. 第一学期结束后,与指导老师一起规划未来的学期.

课程选择可能会有所不同,这取决于你是计划在秋季还是春季学期开始. 新学生的ETEC课程并不总是在春季学期开放. 任何电子专业的全日制学生第一学期都要修16个学分. Part-time students must take a minimum of 10 credits. 

Important:在ACCUPLACER数学和QAS(定量推理)考试中成绩低于大学水平的学生, Algebra & 在任何ETEC课程之前,从发展数学课程开始,统计数学可能会受益.

First Semester

ETEC 1102, ETEC 1113, ETEC 1141 

  • These 3 courses are corequisites and therefore must be taken together.
  • In addition to developmental math courses, 如果没有ETEC课程,春季学期开始的AAS学位学生也可以选择从通识教育课程开始.

Students must earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher to be eligible for graduation from this program.

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Daniel Truchon
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Students must earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher to be eligible for graduation from this program.

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Start Dates:

Fall semester: August
Spring semester: January*
*由于课程要求,春季入学的学生需要更多的时间来完成课程.

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