New trends in medical devices-consequences for the curriculum at Stavanger College

The development of new medical devices has many impacts on a clinical engineering department. The need for advanced repair decreases due to more sophisticated devices with self-diagnostic capabilities, while the demand for instruction, guidance and application support increases. Knowledge about quality assurance, organisation, equipment management, education and instruction is therefore strengthened in the curriculum to the Bachelor of Science degree at Stavanger College. Development of medical simulating tools constitutes an important part of R&D involving the students