Biomedical Engineering Technology

Program Overview

The healthcare industry in Canada and around the world is growing rapidly. Within this industry, the use of sophisticated electronic, computer-controlled and networked equipment that is now the norm and requires a skillset that includes the ability to install, calibrate, maintain and manage the life cycle of critical medical equipment. Biomedical engineering technologists are an essential part of a health-care team because they have these skills.

The Biomedical Engineering Technology program at Durham College is the only one in Canada that provides a streamlined pathway for students from an advanced diploma to an honours bachelor’s degree and then to a master’s degree.

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Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology (MCT4C) (alternate available, see Admission requirements tab for details)
Grade 11 biology (C, M or U)

Note: this program has additional recommended requirements. Please visit the Admission Requirements tab for further information.

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2019	Open	Closed

Tuition

Year one domestic: $3,025
Year one international: $13,187 (CDN)

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Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Biomedical engineering technologist
Dialysis technologist
Field service representative
Medical imaging service specialist
Installation technician
Nephrology technician
Technical consultant
Technical service representative

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Program Details

The healthcare industry in Canada and around the world is growing rapidly. To help meet the demand, healthcare has turned to new and innovative medical technology to improve diagnosis, monitoring and treatment - in doing so health care providers have become dependent on the technology to function properly, to be available, and to be managed in a cost effective and efficient manner by qualified biomedical engineering technologists.

Your skill set includes the ability to assess current and innovative medical technology, purchase, install, calibrate, maintain and manage the life-cycle of critical medical equipment. Biomedical engineering technologists are an essential part of the health care team because they have these skills.

Durham College’s Biomedical Engineering Technology lab is fully equipped including:

Anesthesia equipment
Bedside and central monitoring
Biomedical equipment asset management system
Dialysis machines
Infusion pumps
Patient monitor information and database systems
Physiological measurement devices

You will work with a variety of biomedical patient simulators and test and measurement devices, in addition to the technologies found in our fully equipped medical electronics repair department.

Employers repeatedly require the functional expertise of our graduates. The program covers:

Analog and Digital Circuits and Microcontrollers
Anatomy and physiology
Biomedical devices and systems
Biomedical instrumentation
Physics
Computers and networking
Diagnostic imaging
Dialysis
Project-based learning of electronic circuits and bioinstrumentation
Report writing
Risk Management and Safety Standards
Theory with hands-on practical experience

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Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology (MCT4C) (alternate available, please see below)
Grade 11 biology (C, M or U)

Alternate mathematics entrance opportunity

If you apply to this program with an alternate mathematics credit as listed below, completed or in progress, you will be considered for admission.

Alternate math credit:

MHF4U
MFM4U
MCB4U
MCV4U
MGA4U

Please review the list of organizations that provide upgrading options for students that are missing a high school credit.

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$3,025	$13,187
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,245	$1,720
Program Incidental	$30	$30
Total Fees:	$4,300	$14,937

Please note: fees are based on the 2018-2019 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Biomedical engineering technologist
Dialysis technologist
Field service representative
Medical imaging service specialist
Installation technician
Nephrology technician
Technical consultant
Technical service representative

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Hospitals and clinics
Independent service providers
Medical equipment manufacturers
Medical laboratories
Regulatory authorities
Technical sales and support organizations

Field Placement

Your learning experience will be complemented by a field placement at the end of your third year, which will enable you to utilize your newly acquired skills and gain valuable industry-related experience. Each student will have slightly different experiences working with medical devices and health-care professionals.

Pre-Placement Requirements

To be eligible for the field placement component of this program you must (at your expense) provide:

A clear and current Criminal Reference Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS). If you cannot provide a clear CRC with VSS, you may not be accepted for placement by a field placement agency. A CRC with VSS must be obtained from your local police station. You may be required to obtain additional CRCs with VSS to meet field placement agency requirements.
Entry immunization form completed by a health-care provider.

Program Transfer, Degree Completion And Additional Credentials

Beginning in 2020, Durham College will offer students in the Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMTY) program, at Durham College or elsewhere, a streamlined pathway from an advanced diploma to an honours bachelor’s degree.

Qualified BMTY graduates may be eligible for entry into DC’s Honours Bachelor of Health Care Technology Management program beginning in September 2020 to complete the degree in as little as four semesters plus a 14-week field placement.

Note: students pursuing a second career or who already hold a degree may be eligible for Prior Learning Assessment and Review to gain credit towards the Honours Bachelor of Health Care Technology Management.

Qualified BMTY graduates may also be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study through Durham College’s partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities, including: