Society

Currently, the community of biomedical engineers in Cambodia is small. Only a small percentage of people employed in this sector have graduated in biomedical engineering. However, as time passes, there is an increase in the number of biomedical technicians or engineers in hospitals and those employed in the private sector in a similar position.

Establishment of a professional organization of biomedical engineers in Cambodia is needed. It could be a partner for the Ministry of Health, that will create standards for education, create a system of continuous education, define position of BME in health care system, monitor the needs of health care institutions for biomedical engineers and will be responsible for other activities typical for such organization.

A goal also is that biomedical engineers are well recognized in the hospital and are involved in the running of the hospital. A prestige and well recognized profession of BME must be established.

List of number of Medical Equipment technicians at hospitals (2022)

 

 

 

There are many international or national societies around the world to apply to or contact. Here are some of them:

International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

Czech Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics (CSBMILI)

 

 

A Workshop on Developing Core Competency Framework of Associate Degree in Biomedical Engineering (BMET) was held in the period 10-12 July.