Program Overview

Introduction to the License Professional Program in Biomedical Maintenance

The License Professional Program in Biomedical Maintenance is designed to train superior technicians in biomedical maintenance and biomedical engineering assistants. This program is offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Toulouse.

Presentation of the Formation

The program aims to form professionals who will be responsible for the maintenance and installation of biomedical equipment, ensuring high availability of installations and optimizing health equipment. These professionals will work in two main sectors: hospital structures as superior hospital technicians in biomedical maintenance or technical assistants to biomedical engineers, and companies responsible for the commercialization and maintenance of biomedical devices.

Admission Requirements

• Prerequisites: Bac + 2 level
• Required Formations: BTS (electronics, industrial maintenance, optics, biotechnology analyses...), DUT (electrical engineering, mechanics...), L2 scientific (life sciences, science and engineering)
• Application Modalities: The program is open to holders of a License 2, BTS, or a diploma of level 5 registered in the RNCP. Admission is decided after a selection procedure and based on the institution's defined capacities.

Program Details

• Duration: 1 year
• Language of Instruction: French
• Internship: Yes, obligatory, with 17 weeks of internship divided into four periods
• Tutoring Project: Yes, obligatory, focusing on a professional problem related to the student's field of study
• Partnerships: The program has partnerships with hospitals (e.g., Centre Hospitalier de Cahors, CHU de Toulouse), manufacturers of biomedical equipment (e.g., Philips Healthcare, Draeger), and maintenance companies.

Competences Acquired

• Professional Competences: Ability to perform corrective and preventive maintenance of medical devices, respecting hygiene and security rules of the hospital environment.
• Transversal Competences: Ability to explain maintenance organization, methods, or procedures, work in a team, and communicate in technical language adapted to the team (also in English).

Career Prospects

• Job Insertion: Very rapid, with an average job search duration of 1.5 months.
• Employment Rate: 100% of graduates are employed, with 90% in permanent contracts, 30 months after obtaining the diploma.
• Career Opportunities: Assistance and technical support, management and industrial maintenance engineering, electronic installation and maintenance, intervention in hazardous environments and products, medical imaging.

Conclusion

The License Professional Program in Biomedical Maintenance at the University of Toulouse offers a comprehensive education in biomedical maintenance, preparing students for immediate insertion into the professional world with a high level of competence and adaptability.