In 2020, as a result of the global pandemic Covid-19, Medisend College was forced to radically change its historical model of intensive residency education to live-streaming remote training. The abrupt change that occurred in March 2020 forced Medisend College to rethink and redesign its curriculum and approach to a changing environment of education.
Henry Schein Dental made a major contribution of four new panoramic X-Rays and builds a two new dental suites in Medisend College, in anticipation of a new collaborative initiative that will launch Henry Schein Dental Equipment Technology Certificate program, the first of its kind in the US. Projected launch date is set for mid-2021.
The College made major investments in remote education platforms, technology and equipment to establish ongoing full hybrid residency/remote model of education, and receives approval from Texas Workforce Commission for two new certificate programs: BMET I and BMET II Certificate Programs.
Medisend College submitted formal application for accreditation candidacy to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a major step towards full recognition of Medisend College’s education quality and institutional management.
In 2019, Medisend International and Medisend College LLC merged to rename the original 1990 501c3 corporation Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology.
Touchstone Medical Imaging, through one of Medisend College’s Board of Trustees, Clete Madden, President of Touchstone, donated $150,000 for the design and construction of two new advanced X-Ray laboratories. The new laboratories serve as the catalyst and home for future donations of X-ray and imaging equipment.
Siemens Healthineers made major donation of more than $1,000,000 of biomedical equipment to Medisend College and the General Myers Veterans Program in support of veterans training, education and job opportunities. Equipment includes two new X-ray units and 7 new high-end ultrasounds, allowing Medisend to train on the most advanced equipment and offer the best opportunity for promising futures in the healthcare industry.
GE Healthcare made a major donation of full series of seven advanced patient monitoring systems for improved training of veterans in the General Richard B Myers Program.
As part of its ongoing strategic plans to improve financial stability and manage cash flows, the College completed a $1,500,000 refinance loan.
In 2018, Medisend College formed strategic partnerships with industry leaders Siemens, GE Healthcare, Henry Schein Dental and Beckman Coulter to provide internships, workshops, seminars and supplemental industry training to enhance the learning experience and job opportunities.
In 2017, MediSend International relaunched the MediSend School as an independent educational subsidiary: Medisend Biomedical Equipment Technology School, LLC.
The new educational institution received a Certificate of Authority from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to teach and award an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology, the only such degree in the U.S. that may be attained in less than one year.
The new Medisend School also received approval from the THECB to change its name to the Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology, LLC.
Medisend’s AAS Program was approved for Post 9/11 and Yellow Ribbon VA educational benefits. In September 2017, Medisend College graduated its first Associate Degree candidates, all of whom were employed by Medisend College industry partners Siemens, GE Healthcare and Henry Schein Dental, prior to graduation.
In 2016, the MediSend BMET Certificate Program was approved for Post 9/11 and Yellow Ribbon VA educational benefits by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
In 2014, the Texas Work Force Commission certified the MediSend Biomedical Equipment Technology School as a “Career School and College”.
In 2013, under the leadership of General Richard B. Myers, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, MediSend launched a new domestic program dedicated to the education, training and job placement of U.S. military veterans. The program bears the name General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program.
In early 2011, Medisend’s BMET Certificate Program and curriculum were approved by the US BMET Board of Examiners and the United States Certification Commission (USCC (subsidiaries of AAMI). From 2006 to 2013, MediSend trained and equipped more than 180 professional BMET technicians for work in hospitals and clinics in 23 countries worldwide, with the ability to install, repair and maintain, and properly use lifesaving biomedical equipment.
In 2007 MediSend designed and created a modern mobile laboratory to help its technicians test and repair medical equipment specific to their hospitals and clinics. The laboratory, MediSend Mobile Biomedical Equipment Test and Repair Kit, comprised of 4000 items of supplies, test and calibration equipment, was the largest such lab of its kind in the world. Information technology was also specifically tailored for hospital equipment maintenance programs to assess equipment performance. In early 2008, in response to a national training program in Nigeria, additional courses in clinical chemistry and hematology instrumentation, as well as ancillary equipment repair for clinical laboratory, were added to the training curriculum.
In 2006, MediSend and the ExxonMobil Foundation launched the newly conceived international training program: MediSend Biomedical Equipment Repair Training Program, and its first class of 12 professionally trained international technicians (International Student Program) from various African countries.
In 2005, in a “Community Investment” partnership with ExxonMobil Foundation, MediSend expanded its mission with a newly created medical equipment repair laboratory and began shipping refurbished biomedical equipment to qualified hospitals in developing countries. Soon after a visit to Angola, Hallack discovered that much of the biomedical equipment that MediSend had shipped, equipment necessary to properly diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, had gone unused because there was no one who knew how to use, repair or maintain it properly. In response to this unmet need for trained technicians, Hallack began plans for building a world-class technology training program that would help to fill the desperate need for properly trained and equipped biomedical technicians in developing country hospital systems. In 2005, Rene and Elisabeth Dahan generously gifted the Elisabeth Dahan Humanitarian Center to MediSend as home to its international humanitarian missions, and as headquarters for its new Global Education Center.
In 2004, the current President & CEO, Nick Hallack, came to the helm of the organization with the goal of restructuring the organization and implementing corporate methods to improve the efficiency of medical aid services delivered in long-term medical aid programs, and disaster-emergency medical relief campaigns.
In 1990, MediSend International was founded by Dr. Martin Lazar and Dame Jane Goodall, with the humanitarian mission of shipping medical supplies and surgical instruments, Containers of Hope, to developing country hospitals and clinics.
In 2019, Medisend College continues expanding to encompass training on the most up to date medical equipment and to offer graduates the best opportunity for promising futures in the healthcare industry.
In 2018, Medisend College forms strategic partnerships with industry leaders Siemens, GE Healthcare , Henry Schein Dental and Beckman Coulture to provide internships, workshops, seminars and supplemental industry training to enhance the learning experience and job opportunities.
In 2017, MediSend International relaunched the MediSend School as an independent educational subsidiary: the Medisend Biomedical Equipment Technology School, LLC. The new educational institution received a Certificate of Authority from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to teach and award an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology, the only such degree in the U.S. that may be attained in less than one year. The new Medisend School also received approval from the THECB to change its name to the Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology, LLC. Medisend’s AAS Program was approved for Post 9/11 and Yellow Ribbon VA educational benefits. In September 2017, Medisend College graduated its first Associate Degree candidates, all of whom were employed by Medisend College industry partners Siemens, GE Healthcare and Henry Schein Dental, prior to graduation.
In 2016, the MediSend BMET Certificate Program was approved for Post 9/11 and Yellow Ribbon VA educational benefits by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
In 2014, the Texas Work Force Commission certified the MediSend Biomedical Equipment Technology School as a “Career School and College”.
In 2013, under the leadership of General Richard B. Myers, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, MediSend launched a new domestic program dedicated to the education, training and job placement of U.S. military veterans. The program bears the name General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program.
In early 2011, Medisend’s BMET Certificate Program and curriculum were approved by the US BMET Board of Examiners and the United States Certification Commission (USCC (subsidiaries of AAMI). From 2006 to 2013, MediSend trained and equipped more than 160 professional BMET technicians for work in hospitals and clinics in 23 countries worldwide, with the ability to install, repair and maintain, and properly use lifesaving biomedical equipment.
In 2007 MediSend designed and created a modern mobile laboratory to help its technicians test and repair medical equipment specific to their hospitals and clinics. The laboratory, MediSend Mobile Biomedical Equipment Test and Repair Kit, comprised of 4000 items of supplies, test and calibration equipment, was the largest such lab of its kind in the world. Information technology was also specifically tailored for hospital equipment maintenance programs to assess equipment performance. In early 2008, in response to a national training program in Nigeria, additional courses in clinical chemistry and hematology instrumentation, as well as ancillary equipment repair for clinical laboratory, were added to the training curriculum.
In 2006, MediSend and the ExxonMobil Foundation launched the newly conceived international training program: MediSend Biomedical Equipment Repair Training Program, and its first class of 12 professionally trained international technicians (International Student Program) from various African countries.
In 2005, in a “Community Investment” partnership with ExxonMobil Foundation, MediSend expanded its mission with a newly created medical equipment repair laboratory and began shipping refurbished biomedical equipment to qualified hospitals in developing countries. Soon after a visit to Angola, Hallack discovered that much of the biomedical equipment that MediSend had shipped, equipment necessary to properly diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, had gone unused because there was no one who knew how to use, repair or maintain it properly. In response to this unmet need for trained technicians, Hallack began plans for building a world-class technology training program that would help to fill the desperate need for properly trained and equipped biomedical technicians in developing country hospital systems. In 2005, Rene and Elisabeth Dahan generously gifted the Elisabeth Dahan Humanitarian Center to MediSend as home to its international humanitarian missions, and as headquarters for its new Global Education Center.
In 2004, the current President & CEO, Nick Hallack, came to the helm of the organization with the goal of restructuring the organization and implementing corporate methods to improve the efficiency of medical aid services delivered in long-term medical aid programs, and disaster-emergency medical relief campaigns.
In 1990, MediSend International was founded by Dr. Martin Lazar and Dame Jane Goodall, with the humanitarian mission of shipping medical supplies and surgical instruments, Containers of Hope, to developing country hospitals and clinics.