Medical instrument technicians are trained to operate and maintain medical tools.
Medical instrument technicians use and monitor medical equipment used in diagnostic exams and treatments. These procedures include cardiac catheterization, electocardiography, ultrasonography, hemodialysis, and electroencephalography. Medical instrument technicians, who typically specialize in one area of medicine, must not only maintain and operate these instruments, but also have knowledge of human physiology, anatomy, and sometimes pharmacology, chemistry, math, and physics. Several skills offer training to develop these skills.
Baker College
Baker College, with nine campuses across Michigan, offers an Associate of Applied Science in its surgical technology program. This two-year degree program offers coursework in cardiac catheterization, pathophysiology and human anatomy, among other subjects. Students who graduate have the skills needed to implement medical technologies. Baker's surgical technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
Baker College
4500 Enterprise Drive
Allen Park, MI 48101
810-766-4242
baker.edu
American Dialysis College
American Dialysis College, through Hemodialysis Inc., offers a practicum-based hemodialysis training program. This program was developed in 1970 in response to the shortage of registered nurses, to supplement the care of patients on hemodialysis, through a partnership with Glendale Community College, in California. Students are provided with theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on learning opportunities that prepare them for careers as dialysis technicians in both governmental and privately-run health care organizations. Students must complete 122 clock hours of lectures, as well as 282 hours of clinical training, to complete this certification. Topics studied include practices and principles associated with renal failure and dialysis; physiology and anatomy of both the cardiovascular and the kidney system; electrolyte and fluid balance; infectious disease; hematologic aspects; dialysis equipment and systems; blood chemistry; dietary regulation; chronic renal failure complications; renal transplantation and peritoneal dialysis; and the psychosocial consideration of hemodialysis patients. This program is run with the approval of the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education.
American Dialysis College
Hemodialysis, Inc.
710 West Wilson Ave.
Glendale, CA 91203
818-500-8736
hemodialysis-inc.com
Sanford-Brown
Sanford-Brown offers courses in cardiovascular sonography/technology on campuses in Georgia, New York, Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, Arizona, Maryland, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Illinois. Diploma programs as well as Associate of Applied Science degree programs are available. In these programs, students learn to conduct echocardiographic exams, following the direction of a cardiologist or physician. Theoretical and practical knowledge in cardiovascular science, holter monitoring, EKG, echocardiography and telemetry are covered. Other topics studied include physiology, anatomy, organ system pathophysiology, infarction EKG patterns, recognition of arrhythmia, emergency protocols and echocardiography performance. Sanford-Brown's program includes on-campus lectures, on-campus imaging lab work, and off-campus clinical hands-on work.
Sanford-Brown
1140 Hammond Drive
Suite A-1150
Atlanta , GA 30328
888-740-1333
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