The only program of its kind in Canada, the Honours Bachelor of Health Care Technology Management (HCTM) degree addresses an identified need in the health care sector for professionals with a hybrid skill set of expertise in medical technology, life sciences and business practices. As a graduate, you will use your unique qualifications to influence positive patient outcomes, effective and safe use of innovative technologies, and financial stewardship.

Program Details

Health care technology professionals work with clinicians and other health care professionals, including equipment manufacturers and IT specialists, and advise on innovative medical technology planning, purchasing and installation, while ensuring the safe and effective use of medical technologies to enhance patient outcomes and organizational goals. They are also charged with keeping costs manageable and personal information and data secure.

The HCTM program has been developed by DC in collaboration with members of a Program Advisory Committee that includes subject matter experts and representatives from regional hospitals and health care organizations, advocacy groups, non-profits and major medical equipment manufacturers, including GE, Philips, Earmark and Siemens. The core of the program comprises six streams of study including science and technology, medical equipment and clinical systems, mathematics and quantitative methods, management, research and design, and the health care industry, professionalism and ethics.

Career Options

• Biomedical equipment planner
• Biomedical equipment specialist
• Project manager
• HCTM Consultant
• Biomedical equipment procurement specialist
• Manager of clinical/biomedical engineering technology
• Biomedical equipment assessment specialist
• Onsite clinical/biomedical technology manager
• HCTM service manager

Where you could work:

• Hospitals, clinics and health networks
• Independent service providers
• Medical equipment manufacturers
• Medical laboratories
• Government departments/agencies and regulatory authorities
• Technical sales and support