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BME 530The Health Care System

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Biomedical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A broad introduction to the Canadian health care system, with emphasis on factors related to biomedical engineering. History, structure, and function of various health care organizations, procurement practices in health care, electronic health records, and information exchange.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • GERON245 - Canadian Health Systems (0.50)
    • HLTH245 - Canadian Health Systems (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00153496 / 50W 09:00–10:50
F 09:00–09:50
F 10:00–10:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it58% easy50% useful

From 3 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • High workload that requires mandatory class time for working on activities weekly while also keeping up with watching interviews asynchronously on our own time for multiple hours per week.
    This made studying for the Final Exam, which only included the interview content, VERY difficult; as the course content did not help to review for it at all.
    The grading for the project and exam was also very harsh.

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • A pretty easy course for a ME/MTE TE. Was a nice break from my other mech courses. The assignments and project was pretty easy. The final exam was hard but I also didn't study much for it. The only warning is that you do weekly activities in class. They were easy but having to show up for two 8:30 lectures each week sucked so may not be the best if you don't show up to class.

    Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Had this class with James Tung, absolute legend! Genuinely nice guy. He did a lot of activities and stuff, but compared to a lot of other profs/courses this was a breeze. Counted as a TE for ME/MTE students, cannot recommend enough!

    Feb 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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