Is this included in my organisation's licence?

Yes. An organisation's licence includes every track, core and branch, with the Platform, Medical City, Essentia, the App and the dashboard. Your organisation enrols you on the track, and it appears under My track; there is nothing extra to buy.

Can I take it on my own?

Yes, for $299 one-time. One payment opens it for 12 months under My track: the track's lessons, labs, Medical City scenarios, the certificate and the track mentor (100 questions per track, more with credit top-ups). General Essentia, the Studios and Design are not included. Where a week asks for your organisation's own documents, you work from BMEssentia's sample hospital documents instead, and observed sign-offs become self-assessed with evidence.

Which level should I choose?

Easy, Medium or Hard. A short baseline check on day one places you, or you can choose. Easy starts with worked examples and the simulation coach; Hard is independent, interleaved and timed. The same competencies are assessed at every level.

What do I get at the end?

The BMEssentia Certificate of Completion: Surgical & Interventional Technology, naming the track and the level you completed, and a portfolio of the real work documents you made along the way.

How much time does it take?

8 weeks, about 6.5 hours a week, in items of a few minutes to about half an hour.

Which languages is it in?

Essentia answers and explains in English, Arabic and Chinese. The course lessons and the Device Lab are in English, and every track page is also in Arabic.

Specialist track · The instrument in the hand

Surgical & Interventional Technology

Electrosurgery, endoscopy, surgical robots and interventional imaging, inside and out.

For: Theatre and interventional departments, clinical engineering teams, surgical device companies and universities' surgical technology modules

Start free: week 1 of a track Book a demo for your team

Your mentor, a character in the trackLaila NasserTheatre and Interventional Engineering Lead

The arc · 8 weeks · The instrument in the hand

Length: 8 weeks
Time: About 6.5 hours a week
Levels: Easy, Medium, Hard
Certificate: Certificate of Completion
On your own: $299, 12 months

What you'll be able to do

The job, done properly.

Explain the anaesthesia workstation, electrosurgery, staplers, insufflation, endoscopes, the surgical robot, IONM, IVUS and EP mapping from mechanism to failure
Commission theatre and interventional equipment interlock by interlock and as one system
Commission endoscope decontamination channel by channel, with traceability tested by a failed cycle
Investigate burns, fires, reload substitutions and infection clusters with evidence kept
Reopen theatres after works on validation evidence, service by service

The story

Medical City Hospital's theatres are being equipped and re-equipped: a new anaesthesia workstation in Theatre 3, an endoscopy decontamination unit, a hybrid theatre with a robot and C-arm, Theatre 7 for neurosurgery with its own monitoring, and Cath Lab 2 for the heart attack network. The learner is the theatre and interventional engineer.

Laila NasserTheatre and Interventional Engineering Lead · your mentor (a character in the track)

“Gas comes from the pipeline, is metered, picks up vapour, enters a circle system that removes carbon dioxide, and leaves through scavenging. Every stage has an interlock or an alarm, and each is proven under the conditions it will meet.”

Inside the track

What you actually use, every week.

The real screens: My track, a step with your mentor, a simulation, your skills map and the certificate.

**A step with your mentor in the Device Lab**The step names what to look at on the real device, with hints that never give the answer away.Shown: Surgical Stapler with Laila Nasser, this track's mentor

**A simulation**Real hospital work in Medical City, scored and debriefed, at your level.

**Your skills map**This track's own competencies, from your baseline to mastery. They move only on evidence.Shown: a sample learner's progress

**The certificate**A Certificate of Completion in the track's colours, with the work behind it.Shown: a sample for Jamal Idris, a fictional learner

The arc

8 weeks, one running case.

Each week is one working shift: learn, see inside, do, work, think, check, reflect. Open a week to see its real steps.

The arc, week by week

Week 1The anaesthesia workstation: the most interlocked device in theatre
Week 2Electrosurgery: energy into tissue on purpose
Week 3Staplers and the space to operate
Week 4Flexible endoscopy: the channels nobody can see
Week 5The surgical robot: a system, not a device
Week 6Neuromonitoring and interventional imaging
Week 7Fire in Theatre 3 (boss week)
Week 8Reopening theatres and the capstone

Week 1The anaesthesia workstation: the most interlocked device in theatre5.5 h
Theatre 3's anaesthesia workstation.
- DoCommissioning · Theatre 3 anaesthesia machine20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 11 · Anaesthesia Machine: what a leak test number means10 min
- LearnDevice Library · Anaesthesia Machine: Safety15 min
- ThinkStandard · ISO 80601-2-13: anaesthetic workstations10 min
- + 9 more steps
You make: Theatre 3 commissioning decision
Week 2Electrosurgery: energy into tissue on purpose5.7 h
The burn under the pad.
- DoPatient Safety · The burn under the pad20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 50 · Electrosurgical Unit: return electrode over a bony prominence10 min
- WorkTheatre teaching sheet: return electrodes15 min
- LearnTherapeutic Devices ch9 · Principles of Electrosurgery15 min
- + 10 more steps
You make: Pad burn investigation and teaching sheet
Week 3Staplers and the space to operate5.6 h
The gold reload.
- DoPatient Safety · The gold reload20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 51 · Surgical Stapler: staple formation10 min
- ThinkFDA recall Z-0485-2026 · Covidien Signia reload: malformed cover tube10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 8 more steps
You make: Gold reload investigation
Week 4Flexible endoscopy: the channels nobody can see8.6 h
The endoscopy decontamination unit.
- DoCommissioning · Endoscopy decontamination unit20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 34 · Endoscope: one connector per channel10 min
- ThinkStandard · HTM 01-06: decontamination of flexible endoscopes10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 10 more steps
You make: Decontamination unit commissioning decision
Week 5The surgical robot: a system, not a device7.1 h
The hybrid theatre robot.
- DoCommissioning · Hybrid theatre robot20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 1 · Surgical Robot: emergency stop and arm hold10 min
- ThinkFDA recall Z-2521-2026 · Surgical robot: E-brake retainer pin10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 9 more steps
You make: Hybrid theatre commissioning decision
Week 6Neuromonitoring and interventional imaging13.6 h
Theatre 7 and Cath Lab 2.
- DoCommissioning · Neurosurgical theatre and IONM20 min
- See insideDevice Lab 14 · IONM: electrosurgery on a microvolt signal10 min
- ThinkFDA recall Z-0141-2027 · IONM: unintended stimulation10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 13 more steps
You make: Theatre 7 commissioning decision
Week 7Fire in Theatre 3 (boss week)2.8 h
Theatre 3's fire and the air failure.
- DoMaster Challenge · Fire in Theatre 320 min
- WorkIncident record: the fire and the air failure15 min
- LearnTherapeutic Devices ch9 · Complications of electrosurgery10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 8 more steps
You make: Incident record: the fire and the air failure
Week 8Reopening theatres and the capstone2.8 h
Four theatres after estates works.
- DoOperations Manager · Recommissioning theatres after estates works20 min
- WorkCapstone presentation20 min
- ThinkStandard · IEC 62353: recurrent tests and tests after repair10 min
- CheckWarm-up: retrieval from earlier weeks (spaced)8 min
- + 7 more steps
You make: Capstone

Proof

Only evidence counts.

A step is done when there is evidence: a simulation score, a saved work document, a passed check or a signed observation. Opening a page never ticks anything.

Before and afterThe same baseline check on day one and in the final week, scored per competency.
Mastery, not attendanceEach competency has a mastery threshold. Below it, the track routes you to the named remediation items and a re-check; a week cannot be ticked complete by opening items alone.
The audit packYour weekly work documents and capstones, ready for a supervisor, an employer or an inspector.

The certificate

BMEssentia Certificate of Completion: Surgical & Interventional Technology

It names the track and the level you completed. Your portfolio holds the work behind it.

All 8 weeks' required items done at the learner's level
At least 8 of 9 competencies mastered
Final check at or above the level's pass mark
Every core surgical configuration's Guided learning journey completed (Labs 1, 11, 14, 34, 50, 51)
Capstone at 3 or above on every criterion, signed off by the manager or professor (institutions) or AI-assisted rubric review (individuals)

A theatre commissioning file

Commission one theatre or interventional room (a real one, or one from the track) end to end: services, each device's interlocks and safety tests, the systems tested together, open items and the go-live decision, with every value measured and sourced.

Evidence it gives: Commissioning evidence for theatre governance and estates.

A surgical incident investigation

Investigate one surgical incident (a real, anonymised one or one from the track): evidence kept, timeline from device and clinical records, root cause in the system, notice handling, controls with owners, and a look-back where patients may be affected.

Evidence it gives: Incident investigation evidence.

A theatre technology lifecycle plan

Plan the lifecycle of one theatre technology family (staplers and reloads, endoscopes and reprocessing, energy devices, or a robot and its instruments): procurement on running costs, traceability, maintenance and testing, recalls, and replacement.

Evidence it gives: Theatre technology lifecycle evidence.

Three levels

Easy, Medium or Hard.

A baseline check on day one places you, or you choose. The competencies are the same at every level; the support and the pressure change.

Easy

Baseline under 50%, or chosen · simulations at Foundation

Worked examples first; Foundation simulations with the coach; the extra and hard-only cases hidden.

Medium

Baseline 50% to 74%, or chosen · simulations at Practitioner

Practitioner difficulty; the troubleshooting cases shown.

Hard

Baseline 75% and above, or chosen · simulations at Expert

Expert difficulty, every case, timed boss week.

Ways to get this track

On your own, with a plan, or with your organisation.

One-time

This track

$299for 12 months

The track's lessons, labs and Medical City scenarios
The certificate when you finish
The track mentor: 100 questions for the track, more with credit top-ups

General Essentia, the Studios and Design are not included. Subscribe within 30 days and what you paid counts toward your plan.

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Yes. An organisation's licence includes every track, core and branch, with the Platform, Medical City, Essentia, the App and the dashboard. Your organisation enrols you on the track, and it appears under My track; there is nothing extra to buy.
Yes, for $299 one-time. One payment opens it for 12 months under My track: the track's lessons, labs, Medical City scenarios, the certificate and the track mentor (100 questions per track, more with credit top-ups). General Essentia, the Studios and Design are not included. Where a week asks for your organisation's own documents, you work from BMEssentia's sample hospital documents instead, and observed sign-offs become self-assessed with evidence.

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