Regulation and Certification of (Bio)Medical Engineers: A Case Study on Romania

Marian Miculescu and Oana Andreea Ion
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Marian Miculescu: Department of Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Oana Andreea Ion: Department of International Relations and European Integration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, 012104 Bucharest, Romania

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: This paper analyzes the Romanian biomedical engineering educational path and certification process in European and international contexts and emphasizes the existence of a deficient operationalization of this qualification and profession, arguing that the domestic shortcomings are both a consequence of an unquestioned process of adopting European and even international classification schemes, and of insufficiently developed national administrative capabilities to properly implement the aforementioned classification frameworks. The core part of the article investigates the current academic track of the biomedical engineering specialization and scrutinizes the classification of occupations at different jurisdictional levels. The conclusions of the study indicate that one of the possible solutions for improving this unsatisfying status quo comes from a better communication between the national and European levels, and by their pro-active involvement in the international attempts of reviewing and refining the existing frameworks. The article ends with several recommendations and policy proposals meant to strengthen the role of various profession-certifying European documents, as well as to alleviate the regulatory deficiencies that this specialization has at Romanian level, in order to maximize its potential in the labor market.

Keywords: biomedical engineering; education; profession; qualification; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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