About the programme: 

A Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) is a health professional who provides a broad range of health care services, that are traditionally performed by a doctor, under the supervision of a physician. They exercise considerable autonomy in diagnosing and managing illnesses. They perform physical examinations, diagnose illnesses, develop, and carry out treatment plans, order and interpret lab tests, suture wounds, assist in surgery, and provide preventive healthcare counselling. They may also take on managerial duties of supervising medical staff and ordering hospital supplies. Students will be trained in performing duties such as recording medical histories, examining, and treating patients, ordering, and analyzing lab tests and x-rays, treating minor injuries, developing treatment plans, counselling patients and their families, performing minor procedures, and assisting in surgery.

Duration: 4 years (6 semesters coursework with 1-year internship)

Eligibility: Class XII Science