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Ministry-approved title: Biomedical Engineering Technology
The healthcare industry both in Canada and around the world, demands new and innovative medical technologies to improve diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Healthcare providers are dependent on qualified biomedical engineer technologists to ensure the technology functions properly and is available and managed in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Graduates of this medical laboratory technologist program in Ontario will be invaluable members of any healthcare team.
Through the biomedical engineering technology program, students will:
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The healthcare industry in Canada and globally is growing rapidly. To support demand, healthcare depends on new and innovative medical technology to improve diagnosis, monitoring and treatment, resulting in healthcare providers becoming dependent on biomedical engineering technology to function properly, to be available, and to be managed in a cost-effective and efficient manner by qualified biomedical engineering technologists.
Our Biomedical Engineering Technology program is meticulously designed to meet the high demands of the healthcare industry. The program equips students with essential skills and knowledge, making them indispensable to healthcare providers who rely on advanced medical technologies for enhanced patient care. Students explore biomedical technologies used to diagnose, monitor, and treat medical conditions, ensuring you're prepared to become a critical asset to any healthcare team.
The biomedical technologist curriculum covers a broad range of topics, from the fundamentals of medical device instrumentation and imaging to advanced concepts in biomedical systems and healthcare technology management. You will gain hands-on experience using state-of-the-art medical equipment and laboratory technologies, honing your ability to calibrate and maintain these devices.
In addition to technical skills, the program emphasizes the importance of effective communication and collaboration with healthcare teams. You'll learn to liaise with medical professionals, providing critical support in the use and troubleshooting of biomedical devices. Your ability to translate complex technical information into practical guidance for healthcare practitioners will make you a vital link between technology and patient care.
Durham College’s Biomedical Engineering Technology lab is fully equipped including:
Students use biomedical patient simulators, test and measurement devices and learn to use them to support the fully equipped medical electronics repair department.
Employers require the functional expertise of our graduates. The biomedical engineering technology program covers:
Digital Health Canada
Students in the Biomedical Engineering Technology program in Ontario receive free membership to Digital Health Canada, a not-for-profit professional association that provides members with numerous educational and professional career benefits. Membership includes access to learning and networking opportunities, unique awards applications, as well as discounts for Digital Health Canada online and on-demand courses, Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA) exam fees, and event registrations.
The courses listed below are for incoming students. If you are a current student, please refer to your program of study for the year you began your program. Your program of study can be found on MyDC.
Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.
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Students will come to campus to complete in-person learning requirements. Detailed schedules, with course-specific delivery information, will be available after registration. Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.
Your learning experience will be complemented by a 300-hour field placement at the end of your third year, which will enable you to utilize your newly acquired skills and gain valuable industry-related experience. Each student will have slightly different experiences working with medical devices and healthcare professionals, which often could lead to full-time careers or an excellent reference.
To be eligible for the field placement component of the biomedical engineering program, you must (at your expense) provide:
Qualified Biomedical Engineering Technology graduates may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study through Durham College’s partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities, including:
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Sandra has been a leader in healthcare technology both in hospital and instrumental in developing the startup of the Biomedical engineering technology program at Durham College. Her passion is mentoring young biomedical students to have excellent opportunities for customer focused careers in healthcare.
Richard has been progressively growing the learning opportunities and establishing excellent technology practice in capstone projects that set Durham students apart.
The Biomedical Engineering Lab is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide students with the hands-on experience needed to excel in the dynamic field of biomedical engineering technology. The lab is equipped with industry-grade medical devices and cutting-edge instrumentation, ensuring that students gain practical skills that are directly applicable to real-world healthcare settings.
Features of the Biomedical Engineering Lab include:
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to improve health technology management and create a common practice in all health technology acquisitions and utilizations. Digital content in these modules facilitates the acquisition of knowledge and skills in health technology management. These modules are free.
This project is made possible with funding from the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy.
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