Steve J. Yelton is the Chair of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). Steve J. Yelton is a  a Healthcare Engineering Technology professor, a senior clinical engineering consultant for the Christ Hospital Health Network in Cincinnati, Ohio and an AAMI board member.

In these roles, He is  constantly interested in “The Future” as it relates to Healthcare Engineering Technology and how it affects technicians. In all of these areas, the common theme that presents itself is that we must take a “systems approach” in order to be successful and highly effective in the future.

AAMI is a diverse community of more than 10,000 professionals united by one important mission—supporting the healthcare community in the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology.

AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for health technology and sterilization professionals.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation® (AAMI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of more than 10,000 professionals united by one important mission—the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for healthcare technology and sterilization professionals.