Full Time
2 Year
engilish
Medical
About
MSc in Respiratory Therapy
The
discipline of Respiratory therapy has contributed substantially to the
development of health care by nurturing specialists who can maintain the airway
during management of trauma and intensive care. As envisioned, Amrita Center
for Allied Health Sciences is dedicated to develop such healthcare professionals
who can make a difference in the delivery of high quality healthcare.
The MSc in
Respiratory Therapy is a career oriented postgraduate programme for those
students who have completed their undergraduation in respiratory care.
Currently this unique programme is offered only in Amrita Institute of Medical
Sciences in Kerala state.
The programme
includes compulsory modules in respiratory disease and research methodology as
well as a number of optional modules including education, palliative care,
global perspectives, non-pharmacological management and psycho-social factors
of respiratory care.
The programme
is appropriate for practitioners with a special interest in respiratory
services and will enable them to provide high quality respiratory care. It will
develop leaders in respiratory care, who will be able to influence change and
also educate other health care providers to steer the respiratory care forward.
Scope
of the programme
·
To
train highly skilled respiratory therapists to assist doctors in
intensive care, operating rooms and outpatient clinics
·
To
intensify research and scholarship in respiratory care
·
To
develop excellent educators
·
To
boost global outreach
Teaching
and learning methods
Apart from
the pedagogical approach, the teaching methods place more emphasis on hands on
training in AIMS which has excellent faculties and world class hospital
facilities. This will enable the students to develop their innate skills to
deal with real life situations. The clinical case studies, simulations,
presentations, seminars and projects will be contributory to the classroom
discussions and interactive sessions. Modern teaching tools like audiovisual
aids, computer aided teaching, self-learning packages will be extensively
utilized in the teaching programmes. Students will be exposed to modern trends
and recent advances in computer informatics. Research project is mandatory for
all students and they will have to submit a thesis before the final
examination.
Duration : 2 Years
Eligibility : B. Sc. in Respiratory
Therapy