Clinical Engineers are health professionals who are responsible for the specification, testing and maintenance of electronic and mechanical equipment that comes in contact with patients.
Employment includes hospitals, secondary healthcare facilities and industry.
In addition, they may have hardware and software maintenance responsibilities in the hospital information systems. Those Clinical Engineers who have interest in medical research become an integral part of research and development teams designing and testing new equipment and conducting scientific studies. They may also design aids and instruments for individual patients. The Biomedical Technology Track addresses these research and development activities. The Clinical Engineer is usually employed in a hospital, a secondary healthcare facility, industry or as an entrepreneur.