University : Bharathiar University
Degree : B.Sc
Subject : Physician’s Assistance
Announcement : Syllabus
Website : https://b-u.ac.in/
Download Syllabus : http://www.syllabus.gen.in/uploads/1027-physician.pdf
Physician’s Assistance Syllabus :
Core I – Introduction To Health And Health Care :
Unit I :
What is health – What is health care – Preventive – Curative – rehabilitative – individual – society’s health.
Related : B.Sc Hospitality & Hotel Management Syllabus : Bharathiar University : www.syllabus.gen.in/1024.html
Unit II :
Private health care in India – No. of doctors – Clinics – Nursing Homes – Hospitals – Laboratories – Public health care in India – Central, State. Description of facilities till Primary health centre.
Unit III :
Community health care – Role of NGO’s.- What is an NGO – Examples – Role played by them in India
Unit IV :
Health economics –Health care facilities in management – Health research – Importance of these there in Individual context.
Unit V :
Where does physician’s fit in – Where does physician’s assistant fit in – Modern Health care – Future of health care – States obligation in health care – Role of Health insurance – Experience in other countries
Core I – Applied Basic Sciences – I :
Unit I :
Introduction to Human Body What is health – How to achieve this – WHO definition of health – Conception of birth – Growth of foetus – Growth of a baby into an adult – Development mental, physical – ageing death – Overview of Structure and function – Basic Structure – Cell functions of a cell – Cell death – Life – Death – How all systems work together to keep a man alive- Overall view of human body’s functioning.
Unit II :
Nutrition – Essential, nutrients – How we acquire them – Why deficiency
Unit III :
Anatomy I : Definition and subdivisions of anatomy, anatomical position and terminology, regions and system of the body, cavities of the body and their contents.
Size and shape of cells. Parts of cells, Cell division, Tissues of the body, Characteristics and function of different types of tissues, types of glands.
Anatomy II : Skeleton – Definition axial and appendicular skeleton with names and location of bones. Joints – Definition, Types of muscles, Difference between striated and smooth muscle, Functions of the muscle, Bone and joints.
Subdivisions of nervous system, Brain – location, External features and functions of brain and spinal cord, Location features, Functions of the sense organs.
Unit IV :
Physiology I : The types and structure of blood vessels. Shape, Structure of heart, blood supply to heart and functions of cardio vascular system. The name, Location of organs of respiration and physiology of respiration.
Physiology II : Name, Parts and functions of alimentary canal and accessory organs. Names of endocrine gland – Location and features and functions of the endocrine glands. Parts and functions of kidney, Ureter, bladder and urethera.
Unit V :
Biochemistry ( theoretical) Carbohydrate absorption, Metabolism, Maintenance of blood glucose levels – Hormonal influence, diabetes mellitus protein – Digestion absorption and metabolism – Lipid digestion absorption and metabolism – Water and other nutrient metabolism.