Careers in Paramedical

Paramedics are basically those trained medical professionals who diagnose any disease in a human body with the help of blood test, X-ray, MRI, CitiScan, Ultrasound etc. In addition, they actually support doctors in providing better treatment by doing various medical checkups and therapies.

A paramedic can find job opportunities in government hospitals, private clinics, and trauma centers. 

They can opt for high-end specialization courses and discover umpteen opportunities in India and abroad. They can also find jobs with helicopter flight crews, wherein they’ll be required to transport the ill and injured to the nearby trauma centers. However, paramedics are a demanding job as emergency medical services and facilities operate 24x7.

Careers

Ø  Nursing

Ø  Pharmacy

Ø  Anaesthesia

Ø  Cardiac Care Technician

Ø  Cardiac Care Technician

Ø  Clinical Optometry

Ø  Dental Hygiene

Ø  Dental Mechanic

Ø  Dental Technician

Ø  Health Inspector

Ø  Medical Imaging & Technician

Ø  Medical lab Technician

Ø  Medical Records Technician

Ø  Medical X-ray Technician

Ø  Nuclear Medicine technician

Ø  Occupational Therapist

Ø  Operation Theatre Technician

Ø  Ophthalmic Assistant

Ø  Physiotherapy

Ø  Radiographic Assistant

Ø  Radiotherapy Technician

Ø  Rehabilitation Therapist

Ø  Respiratory Therapy technician

Ø  Blood Transfusion Technician

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum qualification for getting admission to any paramedical course is plus two (10+2) passed or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. At least 50% of marks should be secured in each of these subjects. Minimum age limit is for candidate is 17 years.

Courses

Certificates

Ø  Certificate in Dialysis Technician

Ø  Certificate in X-Ray Technician

Ø  Certificate – Lab Assistant/Technician

Ø  Certificate in Operation Theatre Assistant

Ø  Certificate in ECG and CT Scan Technician

Ø  Certificate – Home Based Health Care

Ø  Certificate in HIV and Family Education

Ø  Certificate in Nutrition and Childcare

Ø  Certificate – Dental Assistant

Ø  Certificate in Nursing Care Assistant

Ø  Certificate in Rural Health Care

Diploma

Ø  Diploma in X-Ray Technology

Ø  Diploma in Physiotherapy

Ø  Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

Ø  Diploma in Operation Theatre Technology

Ø  Diploma in Dialysis Technology

Ø  Diploma in Nursing Care Assistant

Ø  Diploma in Medical Imaging Technology

Ø  ANM

Ø  Diploma in Rural Health Care

Ø  GNM

Ø  Diploma in Anaesthesia

Ø  Diploma in X-Ray Technology

Ø  Diploma in OT Technician

Bachelors

Ø  Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)

Ø  B.Sc. Perfusion Technology

Ø  B.Sc in Dialysis Therapy

Ø  Bachelor in Audiology and Speech – Language Pathology (BASLP)

Ø  B.Sc in Critical care technology

Ø  B.Sc. in Radiography

Ø  B.Sc. in Dialysis Technician

Ø  Bachelor of Radiation Technology

Ø  Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Ø  B Sc Nursing

Ø  B.Sc in Anaesthesia Technology

Ø  B.Sc Medical Lab Technology

Ø  Bachelor of Ophthalmic Technology

Ø  Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yoga Science

Ø  B.Sc in  Renal Dialysis Technology

Ø  B.Sc in Radiography

Ø  Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Ø  B.Sc in X-Ray Technology

Ø  B.Sc in Medical Record Technology

Ø  B.Sc in Optometry

Ø  B.Sc in Respiratory Therapy

Ø  B.Sc in Radiotherapy

Ø  B.Sc in Nuclear Medicine Technology

Post-Graduate Degree

Ø  MD in Anaesthesia

Ø  MD in Pathology

Ø  Master in Physiotherapy (MPT)

Ø  MD in Radiodiagnosis

Ø  PG Diploma in Anesthesiology

Ø  MDS Oral Pathology and Microbiology

Ø  MDS Oral Medicine and Radiology

Ø  M.Sc. Medical Lab Technology

Ø  Post Graduate Diploma in Child Health

Ø  Master of Physiotherapy (Neurology)

Ø  M.Sc. in Community Health Nursing

Ø  Master in Physiotherapy – Sports Physiotherapy

Ø  M.Sc -Nursing (Paedritics Nursing)

Ø  M.Sc. in Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing

Ø  M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing

Ø  M.Sc. in Pediatric Nursing

Ø  M.Sc. in Child Health Nursing

Ø  M.Sc -Nursing in CHN

Ø  M.Sc -Nursing in OBG

Ø  Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Radio-diagnosis (D.M.R.D.)

Ø  Post Graduate Diploma in Anaesthesiology

Ø  P.G Diploma in Cardiac Technology

Ø  Post Graduate Diploma in Perfusion Technology

Institutes

Ø  Ali Yavar Jung Natioanl Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Bandra , Mumbai

Ø  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Ø  All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AIIPM), Mumbai

Ø  All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka

Ø  Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Ø  BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Ø  Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Ø  Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab

Ø  Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Ø  College of Nursing and Paramedicals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Ø  Department of Rehabilitation, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Ø  Dr. V.M. Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra

Ø  Faculty of Technology, SNDY Women's University, Mumbai

Ø  Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Ø  Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra

Ø  Government Medical College, Nagpur

Ø  Govt. Medical College, Amrister, Punjab

Ø  Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab

Ø  Grant Medical College, Mumbai

Ø  Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam

Ø  Haji Bachooali Ophthalmic Hospital, Mumbai

Ø  Institute for the Physically Handicapped, New Delhi

Ø  Institute of Nursing Sciences, Managalore, Karnataka

Ø  Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai

Ø  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Educational and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, Puducherry

Ø  Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka

Ø  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Ø  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai

Ø  Madras Medical College, Chennai

Ø  Mahatma Gandhi University, (School of Medicine), Kottayam, Kerala

Ø  Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala

Ø  Medical College, Gandhinagar, Kottayam, Kerala

Ø  Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Ø  T.N. Medical College, Mumbai

Ø  Medical College, Pune

Ø  Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Ø  B Y L Nair Hospital & T.N. Medical College, Mumbai

Ø  Natioanl Institute for the Orthopedically handicapped, Calcutta

Ø  National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack, Orissa

Ø  Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Ø  Occupational Therapy Training School & Centre, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai

Ø  Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana

Ø  Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Ø  Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh

Ø  Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Jayanagar General Hospital Complex, Jayanagar, Bangalore

Ø  Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

Ø  Rural Medical College, (Parvara Medical Trust) Loni, Uttar Pradesh

Ø  S V Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Ø  Sankara Netralaya Medical Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu

Ø  Santosh Medical & Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Ø  Sardar Bhagwan Singh Memorial Institute & Biomedical Sciences, Dehra Doon

Ø  Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai

Ø  Sri. Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu

Ø  St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore

Ø  Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Vadodara, Gujarat

Ø  Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Maharashtra

Ø  University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Shadhara, Delhi

Ø  University of Delhi, Faculty of Medical Science, Delhi

Salary

The salary of people who have taken a paramedic course ranges from ₹ 2,20,000 to ₹ 10,00,000. Additionally, the private sector is said to offer more in comparison to the public sector.