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Beth Ann Fiedler, PhD
Research Analyst, Author and Editor
July 2015
Is the biomedical engineering technician community still striving to become a recognized profession?
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Several years ago, there was a great push from the biomed community to become a profession. What is the status on that pursuit now?

source: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/78665/78665-6023992469094412289

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I call on hospitals throughout Georgia and Northern Florida and the Biomedical Technicians I met are invaluable to the day to day operations of ALL AREAS of the hospital. Most of my biomedical friends specialize in key areas of the hospital - O.R. / ICU / Respiratory / Etc. - and they can fix that machine / equipment quick as a jackrabbit. If they are not recognized as a recognized profession, then just let them take a day or two off and see their stock rise at that hospital.
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Adam Majewski Yes it is "major striving". No breaks on horizon !
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Robert Christensen As a surgeon-innovator who has been appointed the Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Enineering at Clemson University, where the biomedical engineering laboratories at Alfred U. and Clemson U. are named after me, I want to applaud your thinking. These men and women are a very strong part of our medical field. I vote yes.

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Beth Ann Fiedler, PhD With the work required between medical device manufacturers, Healthcare IT and biomedical engineers and biomedical engineering technicians in the hospital to meet EHR objectives, I am speculating as to why is so slow moving. For example, nursing took great strides as a profession when nurses sought graduate education, became involved in management, and began to research their profession. Is it possible that the reason why there has not been this clinical recognition is that there is limited public contribution in the form of academic research?
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Adam Majewski There is a strong competision ; side A -clinical eng. / administration , side B - biomedical tech ,
the doers.
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Beth Ann Fiedler, PhD You feel very strongly about this Adam! Why don't you think admin/CE is not involved?
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I comment from the situation obtaining in Zambia. We are making progress albeit slow. I say so because we have managed to create a position at Ministry Level (Chief Medical Equipment Officer) who can be a Diploma holder or a Graduate Biomedical Engineer. We have also created a position at Provincial Level and started a three year Diploma program at a local college. We shall need help to improve quality of training and eventually improve service at hospital level. When the quality of training improves I am sure it will lead to improved maintenance and management.
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Beth Ann Fiedler, PhD Tsibu: Do you use the International Organization of Standardization or some other regulations in Zambia?
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