ADMISSION

Overview


M.Sc. Trauma and Critical Care is a 2 yrs post-graduate course to provide critical and intensive care to patients in the emergency ward of a hospital. Critical care is the specialized and comprehensive care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening, from pre-hospital assessment through to discharge from critical and acute care environments. The course explores the management of critically ill patients, and the final dissertation requires you to examine in-depth issues related to the current practice of critically ill patients.  The course also aims to inform those who teach within the critical care setting at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to further their knowledge and teach others more effectively. Candidates are also trained to monitor equipment, record important data, and same vital data with physicians. The course also trains candidates to provide first-aid to patients in the absence of a certified medical professional.

Eligibility Criteria


  1. B.Sc. Emergency Medical Technology/ B.Sc. Respiratory Therapy/ B.Sc Physician Assistant/ B.Sc. Anaesthesia Technology.

  2. Equivalent qualifications from a Recognized Institution/ University.

 

Total Course Fees

Rs. 133600

 

Amount to be deposited at admission time

Rs. 42600 & 7 Post-dated cheques of Rs. 13000 for each quarter

Course Outline


The Course deals with the knowledge of disease processes and specific bedside procedures and technical skills to handle cases considered critical/ emergency/ traumatic. On completion of the course, students will be experienced in handling serious medical and surgical emergencies (including cardiac, neurological, polytrauma and pediatric emergencies).

Career Prospectives


The M.Sc Emergency and critical care technology students are largely hired in hospitals and nursing homes. They are seen working in the intensive care units (ICU), critical cardiac care units (CCU) of the hospital, and nursing homes. They are hired in different positions such as:

  1. Critical care technician
  2. Intensive care unit technologist
  3. Emergency medicine Physician
  4. CAT technician
  5. Intensive care supervisor
  6. Emergency medical officer
  7. Emergency medical therapist