Biomedical Equipment Technician: NSI Nick Simons Institute

Biomedical Equipment Technician

Keeping medical technology working

National Need

Large number of medical equipment in Nepal's government system is not fully functioning and awaits maintenance.
Health Care Technology policy (2006) established Nepal's national policy.
Still no proper government biomedical system exists.

Course
Description

2 type of course:

Diploma in Biomedical Equipment Engineering (DBEE)-18 months
Short Term Trainings
- Biomedical Equipment Assistant Technician (BMEAT)- 42 days
- User maintenance of laboratory equipment- 18 days
- User maintenance of X-Ray equipment- 10 days
- User maintenance of cold chain equipment- 5 days

Classroom combined with detail practical exposure.

Results

BMET 97 grads, BMEAT 124 grads, DBEE 24 grads
More than 95% of graduates find employment in hospitals and with medical equipment suppliers
Post creation in government system.

Nick Simons Institute

The Nick Simons Institute is a Nepal-based organization whose mission is to innovate solutions in rural healthcare –through training and hospital support– and to advocate for their scale up with the government of Nepal.

Contact Us

Nick Simons Institute

Box 8975, EPC 1813
Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal
Phone: 977-1-5520322, 5550318
Fax: 977-1-5554250
Email: nsi@nsi.edu.np

National Need	Large number of medical equipment in Nepal's government system is not fully functioning and awaits maintenance. Health Care Technology policy (2006) established Nepal's national policy. Still no proper government biomedical system exists.
Course Description	2 type of course: Diploma in Biomedical Equipment Engineering (DBEE)-18 months Short Term Trainings Biomedical Equipment Assistant Technician (BMEAT)- 42 days User maintenance of laboratory equipment- 18 days User maintenance of X-Ray equipment- 10 days User maintenance of cold chain equipment- 5 days Classroom combined with detail practical exposure.
Results	BMET 97 grads, BMEAT 124 grads, DBEE 24 grads More than 95% of graduates find employment in hospitals and with medical equipment suppliers Post creation in government system.