Clinical engineering in Malaysia – A case study

Abstract

Clinical engineering in Malaysia has received renewed interest as an engineering discipline. Growing interest about patient safety and the decision by the Malaysian government to privatize support services at all government hospitals beginning January 01, 1997 have pushed clinical engineering to the limelight and have opened up opportunities for local biomedical engineering graduates seeking jobs as clinical engineers. Clinical engineering flourishes as new approaches to healthcare technology are introduced to enhance the quality of services provided to the hospitals.