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Texas native Andres Torres Pina holds an associate degree in biomedical equipment technology and currently works as an endoscope technician 1 with Baylor Scott and White.
TechNation recently found out more about the member of the Next Gen of HTM and how he first discovered the amazing world of biomedical engineering.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I was born and raised in Waco, Texas.
Q: Where did you receive your HTM training/education?
A: I received my HTM education from Texas State Technical College (TSTC).
Q: How did you first discover HTM?
A: I first discovered HTM in high school in my engineering class. My teacher at the time brought in a biomed that showed us what she did for a living. She even let us put our hands on an old infusion pump.
Q: How did you choose to get into this field?
A: I choose to get into this field because I wanted to help people but also to do something I enjoy, which is fixing all sorts of electronics and gadgets.
Q: What do you like most about your position?
A: The thing I like most about my position is my coworkers. Without them I would not be able to sharpen my skills on repairing endoscopes.
Q: What interests you the most about HTM?
A: The thing that interests me the most is being able to help people by fixing the equipment hospitals need available to take care of their patients.
Q: What has been your greatest accomplishment in your field thus far?
A: My greatest accomplishment so far is being accepted into the scope tech position.
Q: What goals do you have for yourself in the next 5 years?
A: A career goal would be to move up to scope tech 2 or higher.
FUN FACTS
Favorite hobby:
Playing the bass guitar
Favorite show or movie:
Any Marvel movie
Favorite meal:
Tacos!
What would your superpower be?
Super intelligence or being a fast learner.
1 thing on your bucket list:
Indoor skydiving.
Something your co-workers don’t know about you:
Something my coworkers probably don’t know about me is I played in a mariachi band in high school.
