A REPORT OF THE FIELD ATTACHMENT UNDERTAKEN
AT KAKAMEGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL
HOSPITAL FROM 18th MAY TO 7th AUGUST 2023 AND
SUBMITTED TO THE
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ENERGY AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING, MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY.
BY
NGAYI LUKULU GEORGE
REG NO: DME/2018/32003
PROGRAMME: DIPLOMA IN
MEDICAL ENGINEERING
, DECLARATION.
I do hereby declare without any reasonable doubt that the work presented in this attachment report is my
own original and independent work and it has not been presented before to the faculty ENGINEERING
ENERGY AND BUILT NEVIRONMENT. I have fully written this report based on truth and cited
all activities and duties that I undertook while on attachment. I therefore declare that this
materialis original.
No part of this report shall therefore be duplicated without my prior consent.
NAME……………………………………………………REG NO…………………………
SIGNATURE……………………………………………… DATE…………………………
KAKAMEGA GENERAL HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR………………………………………………………………
SIGNATURE……………………………………. DATE………………….
STAMP………………………………………….
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, ABSTRACT
The purpose of this report is to provide the details of the intuition of attachment, a description of
all the activities undertaken during the same, the lessons learnt and challenges during the
attachment period. The essence of attachment is to put all the theoretical work done in class by a
student into practical exercise.
I was therefore attached at KAKAMEGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
for a period of threemonths. The major activities I carried out included
The major job responsibilities of a biomedical engineer include: -
➢ designing equipment, tools, and devices necessary to support biological systems
provide technical support, and connect concepts between biology and engineering.
➢ Biomedical engineers often work in the research industry as they are responsible for the
creation of different equipment that can support and extend the life of an individual.
➢ Designing tools like x-ray machines, computer software, and processes like drug therapies
through conducting experiments with relevant samples or populations.
➢ Biomedical engineers are also tasked with the creation of artificial body parts joints
replacements) to help individuals suffering from diseases or injuries that affect mobility.
➢ Biomedical engineers can also work with medical facilitators to help them in diagnosing a
condition of a patient.
➢ They may help by providing assistance on several laboratory tests
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AT KAKAMEGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL
HOSPITAL FROM 18th MAY TO 7th AUGUST 2023 AND
SUBMITTED TO THE
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ENERGY AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING, MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY.
BY
NGAYI LUKULU GEORGE
REG NO: DME/2018/32003
PROGRAMME: DIPLOMA IN
MEDICAL ENGINEERING
, DECLARATION.
I do hereby declare without any reasonable doubt that the work presented in this attachment report is my
own original and independent work and it has not been presented before to the faculty ENGINEERING
ENERGY AND BUILT NEVIRONMENT. I have fully written this report based on truth and cited
all activities and duties that I undertook while on attachment. I therefore declare that this
materialis original.
No part of this report shall therefore be duplicated without my prior consent.
NAME……………………………………………………REG NO…………………………
SIGNATURE……………………………………………… DATE…………………………
KAKAMEGA GENERAL HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR………………………………………………………………
SIGNATURE……………………………………. DATE………………….
STAMP………………………………………….
ii
, ABSTRACT
The purpose of this report is to provide the details of the intuition of attachment, a description of
all the activities undertaken during the same, the lessons learnt and challenges during the
attachment period. The essence of attachment is to put all the theoretical work done in class by a
student into practical exercise.
I was therefore attached at KAKAMEGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
for a period of threemonths. The major activities I carried out included
The major job responsibilities of a biomedical engineer include: -
➢ designing equipment, tools, and devices necessary to support biological systems
provide technical support, and connect concepts between biology and engineering.
➢ Biomedical engineers often work in the research industry as they are responsible for the
creation of different equipment that can support and extend the life of an individual.
➢ Designing tools like x-ray machines, computer software, and processes like drug therapies
through conducting experiments with relevant samples or populations.
➢ Biomedical engineers are also tasked with the creation of artificial body parts joints
replacements) to help individuals suffering from diseases or injuries that affect mobility.
➢ Biomedical engineers can also work with medical facilitators to help them in diagnosing a
condition of a patient.
➢ They may help by providing assistance on several laboratory tests
iii
