B.SC. Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia Technology – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu
B.SC. Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia Technology
Overview
Operation Theatre and anaesthesia technician is an allied healthcare worker who assists with the administration and monitoring of anaesthesia and has an extensive knowledge of anaesthesia techniques, instruments, supplies, and technology.
Anaesthesia technicians are involved in patient’s care during Peri-operative (The period, Before, during and after the surgery) anaesthetic care, taking into account of the patients’ religious and cultural beliefs and respecting their right to medical privacy and dignity at all times. Anaesthesia Technicians also provide a key role in the emergency resuscitation of patients.
B.SC. Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia Technology – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu
B.SC OPERATION THEATRE & ANAESTHESIA TECHNOLOGY
| S.NO | COLLEGE NAME | SEATS |
| 1 | Govt. Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi | 20 |
| 2 | Govt. Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli | 20 |
| 3 | Govt. K. A. P. V. Medical College, Trichy | 20 |
| 4 | Govt. Vellore Medical College, Vellore | 20 |
| 5 | Madurai Medical College, Madurai | 20 |
| 6 | Govt. Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram | 20 |
| 7 | Pudukottai Medical College, Pudukottai | 20 |
| 8 | Stanley Medical College, Chennai | 20 |
| 9 | Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem | 20 |
| 10 | Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu | 20 |
| 11 | Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur | 20 |
| 12 | Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur | 20 |
| 13 | Govt. Kanniyakumari Medical College, Kanniyakumari | 20 |
| 14 | Govt. Kanniyakumari Medical College, Kanniyakumari | 20 |
| Total | 280 | |
Eligibility
Pass in H.Sc/Equivalent with 12 years schooling form a recognized Board or University with Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Botany and Zoology)and English with Minimum of 40% of mark.
Age Limit for Admission
A Candidate should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or would complete the said age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the B.SC. Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia Technology.
Course Duration & Internship
3 years and one year Compulsory Resident Internship.
Career Prospects
Hospitals are the primary recruiters of operation theatre and anaesthesia technologists. They work in the operating theatres and emergency departments of hospitals and nursing homes.
Openings are available in the areas of transplant units, orthopaedic clinics, gynaecology units, cancer units, surgery, special care baby units etc. and also in the field of research, education and training. They are appointed in the workplaces of physicians or dentists who perform outpatient surgery.
They are appointed in the following area:
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- Managing Operation Theatre equipments
- Planning, Management and Sterility of the Operation Theatre premises
- Suction, gas system operation and inhalational agents usage
Apart from the operation theatre they are employed in Emergency, Intensive Care and Surgical Units.