The Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI), Hyderabad in collaboration with Stanford University is offering a two-year full time residential post – Graduate programme in emergency care (EMT-A). The admission will be based on entrance exam, Group Discussion and interview. The entrance exam will be held on June 15, 2008. Classes commence on 16th July, '08. Interviews will be on 16, 18, and 30 June and July 2, 2008. Students who have Bachelor Degree in Life Sciences (B.Sc.– B.Z.C.); Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Physiotherapy or Allied Health Sciences can apply for the course.
This programme, which is the first of its kind in India will deliver highest quality education and comprehensive training in the field of emergency care services.
Objective
The programme curriculum is designed to produce leaders in the field of emergency.
The objective of the curriculum is measureable indicators of acquiring competencies of cognitive psychomotor and affective domains.
Keeping this in mind, the PG programme in Emergency care covers extensive clinical knowledge while educating and training students in developing skills in leadership, communication and education in emergency management.
A variety of instructional strategies and technologies will be used to teach students about emergency medical services operations, personal and scene safety, scene and patient assessment and patient care.
Fulfilling needs
While an individual gets the training and education necessary in handling emergencies, the job also fulfils his self actualization needs of saving lives. As a leader it gives the ultimate sense of pride and joy of serving people and working towards a cause.
Students will be exposed to emergency care, Review of human systems. Therapeutic communication, pharmacology, ambulance, operations, medical incident command, Rescue awareness, patient care in special challenges, Toxicology.
Environment emergencies, Advanced cardiac life support, pediatric life support, Trauma resuscitation Advanced airways management, Trauma system & Mechanism of injury, Healthcare Management for Pre-hospital providers and legal issues in Healthcare.
Learner-centric
The entire programme training is learner-centric interactive and communicative there by enhancing individual communication skills. In nutshell , the communication and soft sills training syllabus revolves around effective communication to the end beneficiary.
Successful candidates can join organizations both public and private such as hospitals, fire department , ambulance service providers companies, emergency service providers.
They may also join in other settings (e.g. emergency departments, hospitals inpatient units, medical clinics, doctors’ offices, oil rigs, steel mills and other industrial set-ups). Closer to the field, they can also become EMT instructors and also be an integral part in clinical research as well as emergency management.
On completion of the two year full time certificate post graduate programme, the students would also be certified as – Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), International trauma Life Support (ITLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PAALS) and Basic life support (BLS).
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