Department of
Physician Assistant
The department focuses on developing students with strong clinical knowledge, practical skills, and professional ethics to provide high-quality, patient-centered healthcare services.
The department is committed to producing skilled Physician Assistants capable of supporting physicians in various medical specialties through comprehensive patient assessment, clinical procedures, diagnostic investigations, and therapeutic management. The curriculum combines classroom instruction, laboratory training, simulation-based learning, and extensive clinical exposure to bridge theoretical knowledge with real-world healthcare practice.
Students receive hands-on training in patient history taking, physical examination, diagnostic procedures, clinical decision-making, emergency care, minor medical procedures, patient counseling, and disease prevention. Clinical postings in departments such as General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Intensive Care Units (ICU), and specialty clinics provide valuable experience in multidisciplinary healthcare settings.
The department emphasizes evidence-based practice, ethical healthcare delivery, effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and lifelong learning to prepare graduates for the evolving demands of modern healthcare systems.
Under the guidance of experienced faculty members and clinical experts, students develop the competence, confidence, and professionalism required to deliver quality healthcare services while supporting physicians in improving patient outcomes.
Objectives of the Department
The Department of Physician Assistant aims to:
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, clinical medicine, and patient management.
- Equip students with clinical skills in patient assessment, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic investigations, and medical procedures.
- Enhance students' competency in assisting physicians during diagnosis, treatment planning, emergency care, and disease management across various medical specialties.
- Promote evidence-based practice, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities in patient care.
- Foster professional ethics, effective communication, leadership, teamwork, and compassionate patient-centered care in multidisciplinary healthcare environments.
Departmental Activities
- The department observes important health awareness days such as World Health Day, World Diabetes Day, World Hypertension Day, World Heart Day, World Tuberculosis Day, and World AIDS Day by organizing health awareness programmes, screening camps, exhibitions, seminars, and community outreach activities.
- Regular guest lectures, Continuing Education Programmes (CNE), clinical seminars, workshops, and case presentations are conducted to update students and faculty on recent advancements in clinical medicine, diagnostic techniques, emergency care, and evidence-based medical practice.
- Students undergo extensive clinical training in affiliated multispecialty hospitals across departments including General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Units (ICU), Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Cardiology, and other specialty units to gain comprehensive clinical experience.
- Hands-on training programmes and workshops on Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), patient assessment, emergency medicine, clinical procedures, infection prevention, and patient safety are conducted regularly to strengthen students' practical and clinical competencies.
- The department encourages students to participate in scientific conferences, research projects, paper presentations, poster competitions, medical camps, and continuing professional development programmes to enhance academic excellence, research aptitude, and lifelong learning.