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March 2010 / Times of India / Pune Edition |
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 Now, admissions for BPMT degree through CET
14 Govt And 4 Corporation-Run Medical Colleges To Be Covered
Pune: Admissions to the newly introduced bachelor in paramedical technology (BPMT) degree course at 18 government and corporation-run medical colleges in the state, will be effected through the Maharashtra Health and Technology-Common Entrance Test (MHTCET), starting this year.
The state director of medical education and research (DMER) has told all these colleges to put up proposals with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) for sanction of the student intake for various BPMT disciplines and start the course this year.
The collective intake for the 20-odd BPMT disciplines at each college is to be in proportion with the existing student intake for medical (MBBS) course of the concerned college. For instance, the B J Medical College in Pune, which has an existing intake of 200 MBBS seats, will get 125 seats for the BPMT disciplines, as per norms laid by a government resolution (GR) issued on July 21, 2009.
A N Suryakar, registrar, MUHS, told TOI on Tuesday, “We are expecting the intake proposals to start reaching us soon. There won’t be any issues clearing the same, since all 18 colleges are established institutions and the course does not require any additional infrastructure or faculty.”
Director of medical education Wasudev Tayade said, “The BPMT will be the new addition to the health sciences admissions covered by the MHTCET. We have identified 20 disciplines for the new course.”
Paramedical studies relate to a wide-ranging technologyand skill-based services that are required by doctors for correct diagnosis and treatment of patients. For instance, services relating to electro-cardiogram (EGC), x-ray, pathological, biochemical and microbiological sample processing at medical laboratories, analysis of audiography machines etc.
The BPMT disciplines identified are — laboratory technician, radiographic and radiotherapy technicians, cardiology, neurology, blood transfusion, optometry and plaster technicians, anaesthesia, perfusionist, operation theatre, medical transcription and histopathology technicians. Similarly, cyto technicians, transfusion medicine, endoscopy technicians, forensic science and clinical psychologist are other areas.
So far, none of the 39 medical colleges, including private unaided institutions, under the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) have a specialised degree course in BPMT, even as the demand for specialist medical technicians has been steadily on the rise.
“Often, students opt for a post-SSC (Class X) vocational course in general laboratory technician skills. Their capabilities remain far less than what is required by doctors,” said Suryakar. This prompted the government to introduce the BPMT degree course in multiple disciplines, he said.
Last year, the state department for medical education had issued the GR announcing the launch of BPMT course, but could not pursue the same vigorously. At a recent meeting of the medical college deans, the department bosses decided to start with the government- and corporation-run medical colleges.
“Eventually, the course will be introduced at unaided medical colleges, but the same will take time considering that an inspection and monitoring mechanism has to be in place,” said Suryakar. There are 21 private unaided medical colleges affiliated to the MUHS.
Suryakar said, “On our (MUHS) part, we have finalised and posted the BPMT syllabus on our official website besides finalising details relating to training and examination pattern. The colleges will now submit their proposals.” |
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