B.Sc. (Renal Dialysis Technology)

Course Highlight4 years including Internship

The program provides specialized training in renal physiology, dialysis procedures and patient care, preparing graduates for careers as renal dialysis technicians or related healthcare professionals. They prepare the patients & monitor dialysis treatment. They frame protocols for equipment evaluation & Training materials for patients & staff under the expert guidance of qualified doctors & nurses. The knowledge and abilities needed in the current advanced renal unit, complete with a classroom of excellent infrastructure, will be provided on this course.

Eligibility Criteria

• A candidate seeking admission shall have studied English as one of the principal subject during the tenure of the course and for those seeking admission shall have passed Two Year Pre-University or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as principal subjects of study.
• Pre-Degree course from a recognized University considered as equivalent by RGUHS, (Two years after ten years of schooling) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as principal subjects of study.
• Any equivalent examination recognized by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore for the above purpose with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as principal subjects of study.
• The vocational higher secondary education course conducted by Vocational Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala with five subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English in addition to vocational subjects conducted is considered equivalent to plus TWO examinations of Government of Karnataka Pre University Course.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: .

Dialysis professionals have a range of job opportunities in the Hemodialysis Unit/Peritoneal Dialysis Units of large teaching hospitals, private and country hospitals, nephrology/dialysis clinics, home healthcare agencies, medical device companies, and other healthcare settings.

• Hospital set up: As Dialysis Therapist/Technologist
• Academic: As a Tutor or Clinical Supervisor/Clinical coordinator

PROGRAMS

Main Subjects

First Year

• Basic Anatomy (Including Histology)
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pathology I (Clinical Pathology, Hematology & Blood Banking)
• Microbiology
• Clinical/Lab posting

Second Year

• Applied anatomy & physiology related to dialysis technology
• Pharmacology related to Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
• Concepts of renal disease: Clinical manifestation and its management
• Applied aspects of pathology & microbiology
• Basics of Renal Dialysis Technology
• Clinical/Lab posting

Third Year

• Applied Technology Paper I
• Applied Dialysis Technology Paper-II
• Clinical/Lab posting

Subsidiary Subjects

First Year :

• English
• Kannada
• Health Care

Second Year

• Nutrition

Third Year :

• Medico-legal aspects of health care
• Basic principles of blood transfusion & fluid therapy
• Health care management