B.SC. Physician Assistant – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC. Physician Assistant – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC. Physician Assistant

Course Overview

Physician Assistants are formally trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health care services in all the medical specialties, as delegated by a physician. Working as members of a health care team, they collect medical histories, initial examination of the patients, and assist the doctors for diagnosis and treatment.

The Physician Assistants work in different areas such as outpatient wing, wards and critical care units, operation theaters and other super specialty units like, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Urology, Orthopaedics , Oncology, Endocrinology , Head and Neck and Plastic Surgery, Catheterization labs, Coronary care units, Organ Transplant units and trauma care etc.

Physician assistants or physician associates (PAs) may:

• conduct physical exams  , order and interpret tests , diagnose illnesses
• develop treatment plans , coordinate care  perform procedures
• prescribe medications , conduct clinical research , advise on preventive health care
• first assist in surgery

B.SC. Physician Assistant – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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. Medical Laboratory Technology.

Course Duration & Internship

3 years and one year Compulsory Resident Internship.

Career Prospects

For those who have a longing to be doctors but unable to do so, Physician Assistant Course offers a fantastic opportunity to achieve their dreams. Hospitals and doctors are in desperate need for Physician Assistants who can help them in their busy clinics, Operation Theatres, admin work, discharge summaries, teaching and ward rounds. Doctors find it difficult nowadays to get junior doctors as most of them are preparing for their post-graduate entrance exams. This affords a great opportunity for Physician assistants to hone their skills in clincal medicine and surgeries. All the Super specialty / multi specialty hospitals and nursing homes need enormous number of physician assistants. They are responsible for the following Health Care Services:

• Problem focused history and physical examination
• Provide an appropriate plan of care
• Discriminate normal and abnormal findings from the report
• Early identification of physical and emotional problems
• Educate the patient for health maintenance and prevention
• Assist the doctors in various procedures, both medical and surgical
• Be a part of teaching programmes