Bachelors of Operation Theatre Technology

It is a 4-years degree program that provides professional training about specialized operation theatre technology. It equips the degree holder with the skills to manage the operation theatre and the patients in it. It is important to know that the surgeon cannot operate on any patient without technical support and the technical support is provided by the technical medical staff. That technical medical staff is trained during such highly technical medical training degrees. The prerequisite of admission in this degree is FSc(pre-medical) or equivalent education (related subjects) with a minimum of 60% marks. The students may have to pass the entrance exams to make a place on the merit list. It is recommended to check the admission criteria of the university you have applied for.

Core Courses

  • Medicine Outline
  • OT Management
  • Medical Ethics
  • Specialized Surgery Anesthesia
  • Basic Surgery
  • Principles & Techniques of Anesthesia
  • Basics of Computer Knowledge
  • Applied Anatomy & Physiology

Eligibility Criteria

  • Intermediate (FSc Pre-Medical) or equivalent with 60% marks.
  • Passing marks in the entrance exam.

Scope

The BS in operation theatre technology provides medical specialty to the degree holder in the department of the operation theatre. In the field of medical sciences, OT has a special place that is considered life-saving for many patients. It is equipped with complex machinery, software, medicines, and surgical instruments; and all these things require a specialized person. BS in OTT provides medical field specially trained persons to handle this fragile and sensitive department. Therefore, it is obvious that the scope of this degree is quite high and always in demand. The private and government hospitals, both, always willingly employ professionals with technical training degrees. With the increasing trend of private hospitals, OT-specialized persons are employed quickly. Besides working actively in OT, the degree holders are employed by the medical training institutes. In this way, they can educate and train the future specialized person for Operation theatre technology. Therefore, the degree in operation theatre technology has a good growth rate and scope in public and private sectors.

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