Masters Course in Clinical Engineering Launched

City University London, UK, is introducing a new Masters course in September 2010 to address the growing global need for trained professionals, who can develop and manage the advanced technologies on which healthcare provision increasingly depends. The MSc in Clinical Engineering with Healthcare Technology Management has been developed to provide formal training to those who wish to reach management-level positions in international healthcare organisations and industry.

Aimed at those with a background in engineering or informatics, as well as other physical and biological sciences, the course will primarily focus on the understanding, design, development and application of the advanced technologies used in the prognosis, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease and the rehabilitation of patients. Students will be equipped to manage the deployment, performance and safety of these technologies, with modules covering:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Biomedical Instrumentation
• Physiological Measurement
• Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Therapy
• Imaging
• Healthcare Technology Management
• Telemedicine
• Research Skills

The course is offered full-time and part-time. It will be led by Dr Justin Phillips from City’s Biomedical Engineering Research Group, who commented, “Clinical engineering is one of the fastest-growing engineering disciplines worldwide, with an array of career opportunities available in patient care and the development of medical devices.”

“The MSc will be an exciting addition to the training options that are on offer to biomedical engineers, covering the most important healthcare technologies today, as well as new and emerging areas,” adds Ben Middleton, a Clinical Scientist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. “The fact that it is taught largely by professionals working in the UK’s world-renowned teaching hospitals will also be a key strength for international students.”

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