{"id":51,"date":"2019-06-21T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/biomedical-equipment-technicians-are-in-high-demand\/"},"modified":"2019-08-09T21:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T21:59:41","slug":"biomedical-equipment-technicians-are-in-high-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/biomedical-equipment-technicians-are-in-high-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedical equipment technicians are in high-demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\"><i>By Melissa Trevizo<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Outside of doctors and nurses, many professions help hospitals and medical facilities run smoothly. Biomedical equipment technicians are some of these essential personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cBiomed tech is not a well-known profession, but it is growing,\u201d said Michael Brown, San Jacinto College professor. \u201cThe industry is in high demand, and right now we have a full program of 72 students. Every year we see more students enroll.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">These professionals service and repair patient monitors, hospital beds, anesthesia machines, ventilators, X-ray machines, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cIn the current market, there is a great shortage of technicians,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIn the next 10-15 years, 2,000 technicians will be needed. Many of my students are hired while in school, and nearly all graduates walk right into jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The biomedical equipment technician program at San Jacinto College was started six years ago at the College\u2019s South Campus by Provost Dr. Brenda Jones. Brown was hired to develop the curriculum and build the program from the ground up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Students in the program who complete a two-year associate of applied science degree in biomedical clinical equipment technology can work for third-party contract companies, manufacturers, and major hospital groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cA technician that has a reputation of doing a good job can go far in the industry,\u201d Brown said. \u201cHospitals assign you an entire department like the emergency room, and you are responsible for every piece of equipment in that space. It\u2019s a pretty independent job, and each day is a challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Brown, who had 25 years of experience as a biomedical equipment technician before coming to San Jacinto College, has also traveled internationally to help repair equipment in rural and underserved countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cI have travelled to Kenya many times to use my skills as a technician,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEven now, there are organizations that will help send you around the world to help service the equipment desperately needed to treat people in these rural areas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">To learn more about San Jacinto College\u2019s biomedical equipment technician program, visit <span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans Bold';\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjac.edu\/program\/biomedical-clinical-equipment-technician\">sanjac.edu\/program\/biomedical-clinical-equipment-technician<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Biomedical-equipment-repair-shutterstock_1025584432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Biomedical-equipment-repair-shutterstock_1025584432.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Biomedical-equipment-repair-shutterstock_1025584432-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-36\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Biomedical-equipment-repair-shutterstock_1025584432-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Melissa Trevizo Outside of doctors and nurses, many professions help hospitals and medical facilities run smoothly. 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