Arthur R M, Boxerman S B
J Clin Eng. 1981 Apr-Jun;6(2):105-9. doi: 10.1097/00004669-198104000-00003.
Clinical engineering has failed to make the impact expected of it in the early 1970's. This failure has occurred because clinical engineering has not matured as any discipline must to achieve professional status. It does not embody a clearly understood set of capabilities. It is not based on a well-defined body of knowledge. It does not have a professional society directly representing it. This condition can be remedied by the establishment of a professional society for clinical engineering that can educate consumers about the capabilities of clinical engineers, guide providers in designing clinical engineering curricula, and promote increased involvement of clinical engineers in all high-technology areas of hospitals and in the decision-making process at their institutions.
临床工程未能产生其在20世纪70年代初所期望的影响。这种失败的发生是因为临床工程作为一门学科尚未成熟，而任何学科要获得专业地位都必须成熟。它没有体现出一套得到清晰理解的能力。它并非基于明确界定的知识体系。它没有一个直接代表它的专业协会。通过为临床工程建立一个专业协会可以纠正这种状况，该协会能够让消费者了解临床工程师的能力，指导提供者设计临床工程课程，并促进临床工程师更多地参与医院的所有高科技领域以及所在机构的决策过程。
