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Josh Ablian, CBET, is a senior biomed with UCHealth (University of Colorado). TechNation recently caught with him and learned more about his HTM journey.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Q: Where did you receive your HTM training/education?
A: On the job and from good mentors.
Q: How did you first discover HTM?
A: My parents who work in health care told me about HTM when I was trying to find a different job other than software development.
Q: Why did you choose to get into this field?
A: Out of college, my first job was for a big health care software corporation. I couldn’t stand sitting in a drab cubicle all day and wanted something more hands on but still in health care. HTM it was!
Q: What do you like most about your position?
A: Creating a positive vibe with the team around me while bettering patient care.
Q: What interests you the most about HTM?
A: The future of AI technology with medical equipment, it’s so interesting and could truly change how we do what we do.
Q: What has been your greatest accomplishment in your field thus far?
A: Collaborating with my team and anesthesiologists during COVID to retrofit anesthesia machines to be ready for multiple patients at one time. This was a scary time and the vent shortage across the U.S. was tough.
Q: What goals do you have for yourself in the next 5 years?
A: I want to be in an HTM leadership role that allows me to mentor others, grow the field and be a changemaker.
FUN FACTS
Favorite hobby:
Snowboarding
Favorite show or movie:
Transformers “Autobots ROLL OUT!”
Favorite meal:
Burnt ends and fries
What would your superpower be:
Super speed
One thing on your bucket list:
Attend an Olympics. Summer or winter, doesn’t matter
Something your coworkers don’t know about you:
I grew up a farmboy; drove tractors and showed animals at the fair.
