Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM)

Overview

Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) course trains students and make them capable of working as basic health workers. It is the intention to prepare skilled and effective female health workers to achieve the goals of National Rural Health Mission which aims bringing about dramatic improvement in the health system and health status of the country. ANM would be trained in community health skills to practice basic health care at a defined level of proficiency in accordance with local conditions and to meet the local health needs.

Career Prospects:

There is large scale employment opportunity to work as female health worker in Govt. Sector through NRHM I Health visitor I Rural health worker I Home nurse I Basic health worker I Community health worker I They can join in old age homes I nursing homes I NGO’s I government hospitals I dispensaries I self-clinic   I rural and community health centres

Eligibility

• Student must be of 17 years onwards.
• Student only should have passed +2 Arts/Science/Commerce or equivalent examination from any recognised Board and Council.
• Students belonging to SC/ST category, only passed the +2 examination.
• Student shall be medically fit for the course.
• Only female student are eligible to apply.

Minimum Education