Study programmes – Technical University of Liberec

Educational goals

The aim of the Biomedical Technology study programme is to acquire the professional competence to practise as a biomedical technician who is able to practise a non-medical health profession in accordance with the applicable legislation. The study programme is in line with the current vocational study programmes of the European Union countries and corresponds to the basic principles for the education of health professionals. The study is designed as a theoretical-practical whole with a focus on the preparation of a qualified non-medical health professional with a university education in biomedical technology.

Profile of the graduate

The graduate provides information to the patient in accordance with his or her professional competence and, where appropriate, instructions from a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, clinical psychologist or clinical speech therapist, participates in practical teaching in curricula to gain fitness for the health profession, participates in the preparation of standards, motivates and educates individuals, families and groups of persons to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to care for themselves, participates in ensuring that work is done The graduate participates in the documentation of medical devices used by the health service provider under the Medical Devices Act, participates in the selection of medical devices for purchase by the health service provider and participates in their commissioning, ensures the servicing of medical devices, checks the quality of its implementation or performs it himself under the conditions laid down by the Medical Devices Act, ensures that the medical device operator is briefed under the conditions laid down by the Medical Device Act at the Health Service Provider. The graduate participates in the process of reporting suspected adverse events of medical devices under the Medical Devices Act, operates medical devices and their assemblies in the context of medical assistance (does not perform activities related to the operation of parts of medical devices and equipment that are sources of ionising radiation and activities reserved to persons with special competence under the legislation governing the use of nuclear energy and ionising radiation). The graduate shall acquire the professional competence and authorisation to perform both independent and team professional activities. The graduate performs activities mainly in the framework of diagnostic and therapeutic care in cooperation with a doctor or biomedical engineer.

Information

Study programme: Biomedical Technology (B0914P360007)
Faculty of: FZS
Type of study: Bachelor
Form of study: Full-time
Length of study: 3
Awarded degree: Bc.
Language: Czech
Education area: Health Care

Courses of Biomedical Technology programme

Admission procedure

Admission to the bachelor’s degree programme is conditional on the attainment of a complete general secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education attested by a school-leaving certificate. The applicant’s abilities and knowledge are assessed mainly on the basis of the results achieved in secondary school, i.e. applicants will be admitted to study according to their results from secondary school – only the average of the second semester of the first, second and third years of study and the average of the first semester of the fourth year of study are counted. Another condition for admission is the applicant’s medical fitness meeting the health criteria laid down for studying and exercising the profession according to the legislation in force.

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