Biomedical Electronics Technician (BMD) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Biomedical Electronics Technician (BMD)
ETA journeyman-level biomedical electronics technician certification.
Licensing authority: ETA International
Initial by examination
- Basic Electronics Prerequisite
- Associate CETa or ETA-accepted equivalent basic-electronics competence; ETA says CETa may be earned before or on the day of the CET exam.
- Delivery
- Certification Administrator proctoring in person or ETA-arranged remote proctoring for this non-hands-on examination, with scheduling and payment.
- Experience
- ETA says a Journeyman should have two or more years of experience.
- Hands On
- The current BMD listing says no hands-on examination is required.
- Level
- Journeyman
ETA Biomedical Electronics Technician (BMD) certification exam
- Provider
- ETA International
- Format
- Proctored examination, on paper or online in person; ETA also offers remote proctoring for non-hands-on examinations.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 75.
- Time limit
- 2 hours
- Passing score
- 75%
- Exam fee
- $80
Examination outline
- MEDICAL ELECTRONICS SAFETY
- THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
- MEDICAL ELECTRODES
- BUILDING WIRING, CABLES AND CABLING
- COMPUTERS AND NETWORKING
- TRANSDUCERS
- HEMODIALYSIS EQUIPMENT
- MEDICAL ULTRASOUND (SONOGRAPHY) INSTRUMENTS
- RADIOLOGY
- TEST EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
- TROUBLESHOOTING AND DOCUMENTATION
- OPERATING ROOM FAMILIARIZATION
- RESPIRATORY INSTRUMENTATION
- INSTRUMENTATION-THE MEDICAL LABORATORY
- ELECTROSURGERY GENERATORS
- INTENSIVE AND CORONARY CARE UNITS
- CARDIAC SUPPORT SYSTEM
- BIOELECTRIC AMPLIFIERS
Examination sources
- BMD Competency Requirements
pages:1-6, 18 categories
- ETA Biomedical Certifications
BMD Exam Info table
- ETA Test Sites
Taking an ETA Examination, steps 2-4
- ETA Test Sites
Remote Proctoring