Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physician Assistant

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.

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 clinical 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

Eligibility

Candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the Allied Health Sciences should have passed the qualifying examinations after period of 12 years of study with English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology with minimum 35% marks in each subjects (Academic / Vocational Stream).

Eligibility for Lateral Entry:

• The lateral entry is applicable for all the UG Degree Course of Allied Health Science wherever corresponding Diploma Course is available in the concerned specialty. The duration of one year Internship applicable for all the Lateral Entry Candidates.
• Candidates belongs to all categories for admission to the Allied Health Sciences should have passed the qualifying examination after period of 12 years of study with English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Botany and Zoology with minimum 35% marks in each subjects (Academic/Vocational Stream)

Minimum Education