Matt Baretich: Old Dog, New Tricks
We’re moving to Canada this summer! My wife, Denise, is a public health nurse, and we both want to experience working in a country that regards healthcare as a right. There are a few steps […]
Healthcare Technology Management
Donna Marie Dyer: Women, See Yourself in HTM
Last year, I celebrated my 50th birthday. This milestone had me reflecting on the paths I’ve chosen in my life my career, and the healthcare technology management (HTM) industry. One of the more notable forks […]
Danielle McGeary: What Brings Us Together in These Tough Times
I want to share a personal story about an encounter I had early in my career, retold recently to the University of Connecticut’s Academy of Distinguished Engineers. I vividly remember a call I received 10 […]
Don Armstrong: Be Like Mike
Like a lot of you, I have spent quite a bit of time watching shows during the COVID-19 pandemic. I recently watched The Last Dance series on ESPN, which profiled the domination and greatness of […]
Matt Dummert: Let’s Collaborate to Create a Health Technology ‘Dream Team’
We live in a polarized world, which implies opposing viewpoints and little collaboration and compromise, often expressed by people taking sides on “teams.” Unfortunately, polarization also occurs in the medical device industry. We choose a […]
Maggie Berkey: How Can Apprenticeships Address the HTM Talent Shortage?
It’s no secret that the healthcare technology management industry is facing a human resources crisis. Statistics show that 60% of the current workforce is over 52 years of age. At the same time, we are […]
Danielle McGeary: To the Class of 2020
Recently, AAMI held a virtual graduation reception to honor all the healthcare technology management (HTM) students who had their graduation ceremony cancelled due to COVID-19. On behalf of everyone at AAMI, we want to sincerely […]
Janice Courtois: What Are You Afraid Of?
The acronym FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) was introduced to me by my first manager in the biomed field. As a new field service technician, I had tons of doubt about my abilities—enough uncertainty about what […]
Paul Kelley: A Bittersweet Goodbye
June will be very significant to me this year. It will mark the end of my AAMI volunteer leadership duties. It will be bittersweet. I will be rotating off of the AAMI Board of Directors […]
Donald Armstrong: Transitions Are Exciting—and Scary
Many of us have been going through transitions lately. Whether planned or out-of-the-blue, transitions are a part of life and we all go through them more than we recognize. I’m in the middle of multiple […]
