New Body To Govern Education of Medical Technicians in UP

This was done with the aim of providing better quality education and ensuring that the allied healthcare services staff working in hospitals are equipped with the best skill set required for patient management.

The council intends to govern courses and training plans for hospital personnel working in OT, ultrasound, X-ray and lab technicians.

The governing body at the national level has already been set up by the union government, which had further directed all the individual states in the country to form their wings for allied health services.

"The Uttar Pradesh State Allied Healthcare Council (UPSAHC) will look after the curriculum of about three-dozen courses, including those for operating theatre technicians, laboratory technicians and physiotherapy," Dr AK Singh, head of the Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty (UPSMF), told the Hindustan Times.

At present, a core committee is making rules for the UPSAHC that will decide on the curriculum and registration of students who clear different technical exams. Prof Vinod Jain, dean, paramedical sciences of the KGMU, is heading the core committee.

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UPSMF registers MBBS or PG doctors who wish to practice in the state, and is the umbrella body for the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council for doctors, Uttar Pradesh Nurses and Midwives Council and Uttar Pradesh Dental Council. And now, the allied healthcare council will also be running in the state.