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Paramedical & Allied Health Sciences Career Prospects
According to W.H.O.
recommendations populations of one thousand need at least one well
Qualified Doctor. And one Doctor in-turn needs 8 skilled
persons/paramedical person. So far our country has about 1.2 Billion of
population and we need 12 lacs of Doctors and this about 96 Lac of
Paramedical personnel. Till now we have created only 4 lac of Doctors and
to your astonishment only same number of Paramedical personnel i.e.
Qualified Nurses and Pharmacist Technician and Physiotherapist may be even
less in number. So frankly speaking about >75 lac such peoples we required
only for our country. And with Globalization and out side world, we shall
be needing many fold more such
persons.
Now regarding 10+2 with science and biology group, very few gets M.B.B.S.
seats and rest either gets frustrated and shut their studies or takes
teaching line, and their dream of serving humanity is shattered.
So Allied
Health science group is the field where in all these students, can
full-fill their dream of serving humanity.
Health is indisputably fundamental to the progress of mankind. Good health
is the most crucial ingredient for the people to function with comfort and
confidence while leading an economically active life.
What is
Paramedical Science?
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Paramedical science is an inseparable part of the health care system and
runs parallel to medical science in the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases.
Diagnostic tools like the clinical laboratory, the X-ray, the
ultrasound, CT and other invasive or non-invasive methods and therapeutic
technical modes like physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech
therapy are part of the paramedical system.
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There was a time when paramedical work was entrusted to semi-literate
compounders and ward assistants. It was looked down upon as the
paraphernalia of medical management that used to depend more on the
clinical acumen and professional judgment. Investigations were neither
available nor affordable.
With the development of medical science and its attendant spurt in complex
mechanization of medical equipment, there had been an inadvertent growth
in paramedical science. This automatically prompted a demand for trained
paramedical manpower. However, at this time paramedical education was an
important but integral part of medical education. Medical students were
taught the procedures and methods. The concept of independent existence of
paramedical education was still unrecognized.
Paramedical Education In India
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Fortunately, this callous
attitude is changing. Universities, though taking the advantage of the
absence of any governing council, unknowingly came to the rescue of
paramedical education. Instead of "a diagnostic room" producing
paramedics, now there are a well-planned streamlined curriculum, latest
equipment, professional ambience, qualified tutors, and, above all, a
credible controlling body to implement quality norms.
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There are more than 50 different types of specialization in the area of
paramedical and allied health science. The importance of such disciplines
will be highlighted with the prospects of job later.
Contributing Writer
: Jayakumar. A Lecturer, Faculty of Allied
Health Sciences, Directorate of Distance Education, Sikkim Manipal
University, Manipal-576104
jayakumar.a@manipalu.com
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