Technical Medicine
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Get equipped to become a technical doctor who can use medical technologies to their full potential.
Technology plays a major and increasingly important role in healthcare and medicine. Think for example of the use of artificial intelligence in detecting tumours, wearable sensors that can monitor the health of patients with chronic diseases remotely, or the use of 3D-printed bone implants or prosthetics. Innovative technological developments follow each other at a rapid pace and demand a medical specialist who knows how to use technology as optimally and safely as possible in the diagnosis and treatment of individual patients. Are you eager to take on this specialist role within a (top clinical) hospital, or somewhere else? Then the Master’s in Technical Medicine (Technische Geneeskunde in Dutch) at the University of Twente is the right choice for you.
This programme will train you to become a technical physician (also referred to as a clinical technologist) within the Dutch hospital services who can combine scientific medical and technical knowledge in patient care within various hospital units. You will gain clinical skills – like performing endoscopies, catheterisations, injections, punctures, surgical operations and reanimation - and learn about the latest innovations and technologies in the medical domain. Your technical knowledge will not only enable you to use these technologies in the diagnosis or treatment of certain conditions, but it will also give you insights into the human body. As a technical physician, you will learn to interpret the human body as a logical, reducible system.
Choose a specialisation
This Master’s prepares you to become a Technical Physician, an officially registered healthcare professional in the Netherlands, that can perform a set of technical-medical procedures in direct patient care independently. To this end, you will acquire a number of clinical skills. In addition to gaining this fundamental knowledge, you will specialise in one of the two following areas:
- [Medical Imaging & Interventions
How do you use AI in cancer detection through X-ray imaging? In this specialisation, you will delve into imaging for diagnostics and image-guided (surgical) interventions.
3 yearsFull-timeDutch-taught](https://www.utwente.nl/onderwijs/master/opleidingen/technische-geneeskunde/specialisaties/medical-imaging-interventions/) - [Medical Sensing & Stimulation
This specialisation teaches you to interpret medical signals and use them in various treatment techniques, for example in movement disorders or epilepsy.
3 yearsFull-timeDutch-taught](https://www.utwente.nl/onderwijs/master/opleidingen/technische-geneeskunde/specialisaties/medical-sensing-stimulation/)
Master's structureAdmission requirementsPre-master
Technical Medicine in Twente
If you are interested in studying Technical Medicine, you have come to the right place. The University of Twente is the first university worldwide to offer a study programme in Technical Medicine, and since its foundation, the field has grown to become a recognised, fully-fledged discipline in the Dutch healthcare sector. As a student, you will have unique access to the TechMed Centre, a leading research institute that aims to improve healthcare with innovative, personalised technology. For example, during your studies, you will regularly use the simulated operating rooms, intensive care units and medical imaging labs within the Simulation & Training Centre and you will be taught by leading scientists and medical experts who are closely linked to (and often partly working in) clinical practice.
Which health programme is right for me?
The health-related study programmes offered at the University of Twente are perfectly aligned with daily practice in the healthcare sector. These programmes, Technical Medicine, Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences complement each other in different ways. Whereas Technical Medicine students are trained to independently diagnose and treat patients using existing technology, Biomedical Engineering students learn to develop new technologies for healthcare. It is up to the Health Sciences students to analyse healthcare issues from different perspectives and to design, implement and evaluate improvements.
Career perspectives
As a graduate of the Master’s in Technical Medicine, you can look forward to excellent job opportunities. Graduates all found high-level, well-paid jobs within a few months, most of them within (academic) hospitals. You could work in a variety of hospital units, such as radiology, neurology, cardiology, surgery, pulmonary medicine, 3D laboratories or intensive care.
More than a technical doctor
Although most graduates of this Master's work as technical physicians within a hospital, you also have excellent career opportunities outside clinical practice. For example, you can work for a company that focuses on the development of medical technologies (such as Demcon, Siemens or Philips), or you can start your own company, as some of our alumni have also done. You can also continue your studies with a PhD, either within a university or an academic hospital.
Related programmes
Below you find a list of educational programmes which are (closely) related to Technical Medicine.
Health
[Biomedical Engineering
Technological advances are at the heart of innovation in healthcare. In this Master's, you'll learn to develop medical innovations that contribute to better care, from organ-on-a-chip to exoskeleton.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/biomedical-engineering/)[Health Sciences
Do you want to contribute to the future of healthcare? In this Master’s, you’ll learn how to use policy, management, and technology to create accessible, affordable, and sustainable care.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/health-sciences/)[Psychology
Understanding our world starts with understanding people. Learn how to influence human behaviour—from building trust in new technology and promoting mental health to preventing criminal behaviour.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/psychology/)