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Academic
Frontier Lifeline Offers 4-year Physical Assistant Programme
The programme aims to prepare students for a career in
today's rapidly changing medical environment
International Centre for Biomedical Sciences and Technology (ICBST), a unit
of Frontier Lifeline, Chennai is offering a four-year BS in Physician Assistant.
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani an internationally
renowned deemed University awards this degree under a structured off-campus
collaborative programme.
The BS in Physician Assistant is a unique four-year programme preparing students
for a career in today's rapidly changing medical environment. The eight- semester
programme includes one-year internship and covers both medical and non-medical
topics that enables them to work in various fields of healthcare.
A physician assistant is a healthcare professional qualified by academic and
clinical training, to assist physicians and surgeons in patient care and patient-oriented
research.
As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams,
diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive
health care and also assist in surgery.
This concept was introduced in India by Dr KM Cherian in 1987 in response to
the growing number of science graduates with a keen interest in healthcare.
The course comes as an alternative who wish to pursue a career in medical field
but fail to end up in medical colleges. This course has been designed to foster
the interest of budding healthcare providers, who will be trained and qualified
to work hand in hand with the medical fraternity.
Physician assistants are being recognised as an indispensable medical task-force
with their own unique contributions to the spectrum of clinical healthcare services.
Apart from hospitals, they are employed in clinical trials, research, telemedicine
etc.
The eligibility for this course is a pass in 10+2 (CBSE, Matriculation, State
Board or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Maths. Admission is through
an entrance exam and interview.
Applications can be downloaded from the BITS website, www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dlp-home.
The last date for submission of application is June 30, 2008.
EH News Bureau
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