This pathway meets AAS in Healthcare Technology Management/Biomedical Equipment Technology (HTM/BMET) degree requirements. The program emphasizes a practical, hands-on approach to the field of electronics and provides specialized training needed for jobs installing, calibrating, repairing and maintaining patient monitoring and diagnostic equipment. Coursework includes electronics technology, IT, chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and project management as well as preparation specific to employment in hospitals, medical equipment manufacturing, and field service engineering. In order to gain work experience critical to job placement in the biomedical field, students in this program complete an externship in a hospital or medical facility, or with an equipment manufacturer or laboratory.