The bottom line is that I would rather have the title of instructor or trainer than professor because it matches what I do and what I love doing
Author: Roger Bowles
The past year has been a whirlpool of change for our program and our college. So…
As I write this, we are almost a month into the fall 2015 semester with an encouraging number of new students eager to begin their careers as BMETs. We average around 46 new students in the fall and this year we have 57. The larger than average number of new students is an excellent sign.
By the title of this column, it might seem that a career change or residence change is on tap. Not so. However, with the weather being like it has been over the past two months here in Texas, the thought had crossed my mind. First, the record setting rains and storms in May. I don’t think I have ever spent so much time in the closet with a handheld weather radio and I’m starting to think a tornado shelter might be a wise investment.
Every year we meet with our programs (both Biomedical Equipment Technology and Medical Imaging Systems Technology) advisory committees to get guidance on the curricula and to receive feedback on how our graduates are doing.
After a long break for the holidays, we are once again in full swing with the…
We have an average-sized incoming group of new students in our program this fall. Since they are about eight weeks into their first semester of the program, I thought it would be fun to get a snapshot of who they are and what they know about the career field.
At every advisory committee meeting (and almost every other BMET related meeting that I have been to for that matter), the subject of “people skills” and/or “soft skills” comes up.