The government medical college in Aurangabad, one of the biggest health facilities in the Marathwada region, has proposed a certificate course in Covid-19 prevention and management for state-run medical colleges, an official said on Thursday.
The course will help treatment facilities get a continuous flow of doctors and required manpower for hospital services, Dr Kananbala Yelikar, the dean of Aurangabad Government Medical College wrote in the proposal.
A proposal was submitted to the secretary of medical education, director of medical education and research and registrar of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences on Thursday, the official said.
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the condition of hospitals and their management, and it has also revealed the fact that despite providing monetary incentives, there was a shortage of healthcare personnel, the proposal stated.
A six-month certificate course is proposed for MBBS, homeopathy, Ayurveda and dentistry graduates, as they are currently involved in treating Covid-19 patients, the official said.
According to the proposal, the syllabus would comprise basic laboratory techniques of virology, safety measures, quality control, pathogenesis of infectious diseases, diagnosis of Covid-19 and management, ventilator support awareness and vaccination.
“We are currently working with deficit manpower. The course will help us get skilled manpower, which will prove useful during a possible third wave of the pandemic,” Dr Yelikar said.
