Journey to BMET

I am a sophomore at Vincennes University(USA)  studying Biomedical Equipment Technology.

 I became enlightened about Clinical Engineering (CE) which is called Biomedical Equipment Technology (BMET) or Health Technology Management (HTM) in the US while I was at the University of South Africa (UNISA).

The Clinical Engineering program sparked my interest, and I decided to research further. After gathering much information and learning more about what clinical engineers do from AAM and CEASA (Clinical Engineering Association of South Africa) and networking with BMET professionals on networks such as LinkedIn , I became certain that this is truly the right program for me. This is the career opportunity that I have always been seeking. I will be able to work closely with patients and medical staff directly, but only handling equipment and maintaining state of the art healthcare technology in hospitals and clinics.

While studying at UNISA, I learned two most important things about BMET; first, electronics is more meaningful when it is saving lives, and second, good communication skills are of utmost importance. Visiting South African local hospitals on assignments gave me exposure to many different types of medical equipment and taught me that there is more to being a Biomedical Technician than just working on the medical devices. It also involves learning a lot about the human body and how it works and training healthcare personnel on cutting‐edge medical equipment. Unfortunately, UNISA is a Distance learning Institute, and I was not able to get hands‐on experience. It is the strong desire to gain more hand‐on experience that led me to broaden my horizons in a country that has so much to offer.

Choosing to pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology is definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made and I personally feel it will be a very rewarding path for me throughout the course of my near and distant future.

The good news is that, ny current GPA is 3.65 and I am a semester away from being a qualified BMET, butthe bad news is that I may not be able to register my last semester if I dont pay the outstanding $8k. Any help will be greatly appreciated. 

For more info reach 
William Harner
Instructor of Electronics and Biomedical Technology
(812)888-5801
[email redacted]