Engineering Technology

Biomedical Engineering Technology

Go to 2BET Student Guide Biomedical Engineering Technology studies

The medical community, increasingly dependent upon technology for the delivery of quality health care, relies upon Biomedical Engineering Technicians to maintain these machines in accurate and safe working order. Their tasks include functional and safety inspections, preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, equipment repair, and the training of hospital personnel in the safe and proper use of the equipment. Classroom and laboratory portions of this program focus on the service and repair of electronic patient monitoring systems, exposing the student to a broad spectrum of biomedical equipment through a ten-week practical internship in an approved health care facility.

The BET program at Penn State New Kensington offers one of only two fully equipped student Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the country. The curriculum includes courses in electricity and electronics, physiology, chemistry, math, computer applications, biomedical equipment, and a general education core.

Before graduation, 2BET students will complete a 400-hour clinical internship at one of more than fifty approved health care facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland.

The Biomedical Engineering Technology program at Penn State is one of only four programs of its kind in the nation to be accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) www.abet.org


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The first year of the BET program is identical to the Electrical Engineering Technology program and is available at all campuses offering that degree. The second year is available only at the New Kensington Campus.

 

Contact Info

For further information about the Biomedical Engineering Technology degree, please contact one of the following individuals.

Penn State New Kensington

Contact Name: Myron Hartman
Program Description: New Kensington BET Description
Email Address: mdh15@psu.edu
Phone Number: 724-334-6712

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