Courses for Medical technicians introduced by universities to create skilled workforce – Times of India

Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU), established in 2020 by the Government of NCT of Delhi has added five new paramedical courses this year. To offer hands-on training to the students, the courses will be run in collaboration with the industry players.

The courses include BSc in Medical Laboratory Technology, Emergency Medical Technology, and Dialysis Technology. This also includes a BBA in Optometry and Hospital Management, which are four-year courses that include one year of internship.

The courses will equip students with emerging healthcare technology along with giving them training in handling the equipment. The aim is to produce a highly-skilled workforce in the coming years.

VES College of Arts, Science & Commerce (VESASC), Mumbai, has introduced a short-term diploma in Medical Laboratory technology that will make students employable in pathology or medical laboratories.

BSc in Emerging Medical Technologies and Dialysis Technology courses offered at Centre for Healthcare, Allied Medical and Paramedical Sciences, are curated after serious discussion with industry experts and then was rolled out in partnership with Apollo Medskills Limited.

“Students are trained in medical labs to perform tests for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases by acquiring expertise in using specialised equipment. The exposure of equipment handling will help them to generate or read data needed for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment,” says Neharika Vohra, vice chancellor DSEU.

In India, 80% of the blindness and vision-related problems can be prevented by providing primary eye care. “There is demand for skilled Optometrists in India and the course will help in creating workers to fill the gap,” says Vohra, highlighting the importance of BBA (Optometry). The course is offered in collaboration with Lenskart and the students will undertake the mandatory one-year internship at Lenskart’s stores located across the country, she adds.

Hospital management is a crucial subject that needs to be handled by a skilled team. However, in most hospitals, senior doctors are burdened with management duties. BBA (Hospital Management) will help in supporting the hospitals with skilled managers, adds Vohra. The course module covers every aspect related to technology to management knowledge along with supply chain management in hospitals. “It will prepare students to take charge of various departments including general administration, healthcare finance management, quality control, and more,” adds Vohra.

Santhini Nair, vice principal, VESASC Mumbai says that the newly inducted PG diploma courses aim at providing technical expertise to students for managing and adapting to several innovative equipment including automated analysers and coagulometer. “These students will be a part of the future healthcare workforce, and to bridge the talent gap, they also have to be trained in professional ethics as well as soft skills to be employed at pathology laboratories or in related jobs at hospitals or clinics,” she says. The 15-month course with three-month compulsory internships with DNB/MD pathologists or pathology laboratories of clinical diagnostic corporate companies will help the students.