Master of Re-education and Medical Engineering (M1 and M2)

Programme Description

The "Re-education and Medical Engineering" (RIM) major of UPMC´s Master of Science and Technology, formerly "Re-education, Re-adaptation, Rehabilitation" offering three specializations, was expanded at the start of the 2009 academic year with a fourth specialization which covers the field of medical engineering.

Consequently, the RIM Master´s has two complementary goals:

* to train new health professionals who are able to master and develop common interdisciplinary concepts. The major intends to meet a strong demand from students and young professionals who wish to participate in the scientific development of their field, to gain new cross-cutting skills and to innovate.
* to make the medical disciplines and engineering converge, giving students a double expertise and the possibility to contribute to the development of the medical technology of the future.

Opportunities
The Master´s degree leads to careers in teaching, management and technical applications in the health sector, and the following professions in particular:

"Re-education, Re-adaptation and Rehabilitation" Orientation (3R)

* Teacher
* Coordinator of first-year and continuing education vocational courses
* Technical Advisor in health services (social and sanitary), public or private sector
* Education Consultant in rehabilitation for administrations, public or private bodies.
* Project manager/consultant in the health and disabilities field for the Ministry of Education.
* Manager of health risk prevention/education or ergonomics in local authorities, companies and associations for children, people with disabilities, chronic illness, etc.
* Consultant for networks (Alzheimer´s, Autism, Diabetes, Pain, Gerontology, Sight-impaired, Myopathy, Parkinson´s, Perinatal, etc.)
* Planning, ergonomics and environment expert.

"Medical Engineering" Orientation (IM)

* This is a vocational course with practical papers as well as general papers and a long-term (4-6 month) internship in a hospital or medical instrumentation company.
* The course gives students the instrumental scientific and technological knowledge needed for patient care, and the skills needed for professionalism in the health industry.
* Research and development in medical instrumentation
* Operational marketing for medical instrumentation
* Hospital engineer
* Clinical studies assistant
* Medical imaging engineer
* Robotic systems engineer