Essential elements of a modern Clinical Engineering Internship

Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering

Abstract

Abstract— The Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biomedical Engineering has offered a clinical engineering graduate degree program since 2013. To date, this program has graduated 9 students, and has 3 pending graduations. The internship program follows a robust rubric and tutorials that covers the scope of the American College of Clinical Engineering Body of Knowledge preparing students for the current demands of the profession. 2024 will include 3 Ottawa internships and 1 new internship Toronto, growing the program to 4. We hope this rubric to be adopted by other international programs wishing to establish a similar foundation for a modern Clinical Engineering Internship.