North Carolina Biomedical Association

The North Carolina Biomedical Association was formed in the late 1970's. Currently it has over 500 members. Their mission is to provide high quality education for BMETs and Clinical Engineers at low cost. Their primary method of accomplishing that goal is through regional seminars offered throughout the year and through our annual Symposium and Expo. This site a valuable source of information, the NCBA was originated when a group of BMETs were invited to meet at Wake County Medical Centre in Raleigh, North Carolina in the Health Education Centre. The foundations and guiding principles that made The North Carolina Biomedical Association as a superlative organization as today was established by the original group of individuals of BMETs. The Associations and Resources are as following, the departments include Kettering Medical Centre and Duke University Medical Centre Clinical Engineering. The Education  includes BCIT Biomedical Engineering Technology Program, Diagnostic Imaging Technical Education Centre, Inc. (DITEC), Caldwell Community College Biomedical Equipment Technology Program, South Pacific Biomedical, Inc., Stanly Community College Biomedical Equipment Technology, Association for the Radiological Services Training Institute (RSTI) and Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The government and Regulatory includes Centre for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Device Reporting (FDA), The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), Fed World (U.S. Government Resources) and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and U.S. Dept. of Labour Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). It includes Institute of Biomedical Engineering Technology (Canada) and Clinical Engineering Association of South Africa (CEASA) two international associations. The North Carolina Biomedical Association publications include MD Publishing, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology (AAMI), and Clinical Lab Products (CLP), 24x7 Magazine, DOT med and Imaging Economics. It also includes National and State Associations such as American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), Biomedical Associations of Wisconsin (BAW), Clinical Engineering Association of Illinois (CEAI), East Tennessee Biomedical Association (ETBA), Gateway Biomedical Society, Indiania Biomedical Society, New England Society of Clinical Engineering, North Texas Biomedical Association (NTBA), Philadelphia Area Medical Instrumentation Association and Virginia Biomedical Association etc.