Clinical engineering is the discipline that keeps the medical technology deployed in a hospital safe, performing and compliant across its whole lifecycle. From technology assessment for a capital-purchase decision through commissioning, preventive maintenance and performance assurance, the clinical-engineering department underpins the hospital’s clinical operation.

This 16-hour Professional Certificate Course introduces the scope and role of the clinical-engineering department, the methodology of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and capital planning, procurement and commissioning, and preventive-maintenance and performance-assurance programs, with an introduction to Alternative Equipment Management (AEM).

The Introductory course prepares participants for the Advanced level (BME-619-A), where AEM programs under The Joint Commission, adverse-event investigation and reporting under 21 CFR Part 803, and post-market cybersecurity are developed in depth.

The Introductory course gives biomedical and clinical engineers, BMETs and technology buyers the lifecycle foundation of hospital technology management, assessment, procurement, commissioning and maintenance, anchored to real standards rather than generic checklists.

Participants who meet the course completion requirements receive a Certificate of Completion issued by Aleph University.