Fellowship in Sports Sciences- Offering Immense Potential in India

Excessive health awareness and increased knowledge have led to the adoption of various fitness practices and sports activities. Health freaks in India are favoring physical outlet of some sort or the other that could not only help them stay fit but also help them relieve the increasing stress levels of the ever-evolving corporate world. However, practicing physical exercise requires professional guidance and monitoring. Similarly, our diligent sports players are also accompanied by physiotherapists and medical practitioners to help them stay fit for the competition.

Study in Sports Sciences is an upcoming discipline that offers lucrative growth in future. This intriguing branch of medicine holds immense potentiality and as a result is inviting the ambitious youth to pursue promising careers. Medvarsity offers holistic learning in the upcoming field of sports Sciences. This enriching study program gives an in-depth understanding of sports physiotherapy and nutrition. The focus is to develop up-to-date skills and advance knowledge of students to help them succeed in the global competition. Inquisitive learners are given comprehensive education about the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. In addition, they are also provided with professional guidelines to set up fully-equipped fitness training centers and gymnasiums. This six month long fellowship program is followed by a contact program to offer practical guidance and industry exposure.

It’s Time to Live a ‘Sugar-Free’ Life!!

A healthy and disease-free life is something we all desire to have. However, improper eating habits, increased stress levels and unhygienic living conditions have led to several hazardous diseases affecting human life. One such illness is that of Diabetes. This hazardous health problem is a common condition affecting millions of lives. Due to high levels of blood sugar, one undergoes symptoms of fatigue, frequent urination, Blurry vision etc. This deadly disease is affecting several lives across the country. There is an urgent need to treat diabetes urgently before it takes away precious and innocent lives.

Understanding the need for management of Diabetes, Medvarsity offers an enriching study program to aspiring Medical practitioners. This course is specially designed to impart holistic skills and advanced knowledge of Diabetes, its treatments and other related illnesses. Learning at Medvarsity is professional, practical and comprehensive. Thus provides hands on experience of the Global medicine market. In addition, the excellent faculty leaves no stone unturned to nurture professional experts in the field of Diabetes Management and Care.

The certificate course in Management of Diabetes at Medvarsity is affiliated to Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation and thus offers quality par excellence. Ambitious students at Medvarsity graduate with extensive knowledge, enhanced skills and professional exposure of the competitive industry.

Apollo, SIMTICS Join Forces to Train Medical Personnel

Partnership with New Zealand-based firm is for an online method to learn complex medical procedures

Medvarsity, a medical e-learning initiative by Apollo Hospital Group, and a software company from New Zealand, SIMTICS have joined hands to offer an online method for medical and allied health students in India to learn complex medical procedures.

“By studying the SIMTICS modules online, at their own pace, our customers will be able to learn the steps of a procedure, which instrument to use and where to apply it, and the relevant anatomical structures. This means that they will be better prepared and can concentrate on more advanced aspects when they are exposed to clinical time in a hospital,” says Sanjiv Zutshi, CEO, Medvarsity Online. “Medvarsity is delighted to have secured the right to distribute the unique SIMTICS solution in India,” he adds.

Cherry Vanderbeke, General Manager, SIMTICS, says India is a key market for the technology. “It was extremely important for SIMTICS to identify a partner that shares similar goals to us, that understands the education requirements of the local healthcare sector in India, and that can reach customers through a national network while providing first class service and support,” says Vanderbeke.

“Medvarsity is strong across all these criteria and we are excited about our new partnership, which will allow SIMTICS to move the business forward in this key strategic market,” she adds.

Medvarsity Online will act as a reseller for SIMTICS in India and will provide the SIMTICS clinical procedure simulations online through both standalone and incorporated into certificate courses.

Medvarsity has also entered into an alliance with skill training company, IndiaCan to offer a Post Graduation Diploma in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition (PGDDCN). IndiaCan-Medvarsity Diploma will provide students across the country with a chance to learn the content drafted by industry experts from Apollo through the technology of IndiaCan. This will be a 12-month course through VSAT, video lectures and course books.

The programme also includes an intensive 15-day hands-on internship in one of the Apollo Hospitals across India under the guidance of Dietician/Nutritionist from Apollo Hospital apart from a joint certification both by Medvarsity (Apollo) and IndiaCan.

Be A Dietitian and Help Others Stay Healthy

In this present corporate era, food has become secondary. Bad eating habits are leading to making of an unhealthy India. Unhealthy food leads to obesity, illness, disease risk, short life span etc. Even in children the problems of obesity and short height are results of improper food intake. The need for qualified dietitians has thus increased with the changing trend in lifestyle. People are now continually consulting them to stay fit and completely nourished. In addition to this, dietitians are specially invited by various hospitals to ensure healthy food intake for patients. This domain of medicine is booming at a rapid pace.

At Medvarsity, an enriching course is specially designed to focus on the area of clinical nutrition. This holistic study program also caters to the highly skilled professionals in the world of medicine. The excellent curriculum of the course ensures to nurture amateur aspirants into honed professionals of tomorrow. The course is well planned as it covers a variety of subjects that include Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Microbiology, Weight Management, Measuring Nutrition, Food Poisoning, Nutrition Support, etc. The Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition is suitable for both working executives as well as freshers. Studying with Medvarsity ensures wholesome learning experience.

In addition to this, students also get an advantage of pursuing classes during weekend. Medvarsity also conducts 15 days contact program at Apollo Hospitals to provide a hands on experience to ambitious youth. This helps students to understand this area completely and acquire a practical exposure as well. Medvarsity aims towards bringing out the best of professionals that could help Indian medical industry grow further in the domain.

Clinical Counselors- Comforting a Healthy Mind

The intensive study of medicine is no more restricted to becoming a Doctor or a Healthcare specialist. There are several other lucrative options to choose from. Clinical counseling is one such medical field that offers excellent prospects for the future. One can pursue learning in this lucrative sector from various medical colleges across the nation. It is not just the study of medicine but is also the study of the human mind, its thoughts and its emotions. A clinical counselor besides being well versed with the understanding of various medical terms and technologies in a holistic manner, is also required to have an empathetic attitude and a patient behavior towards his/her clients.

Clinical and Counseling psychology involves treatment of patients with psychological problems. It also deals with the causes, prevention and diagnosis of it. During their learning tenure, theses clinical counselors are taught every single detail about the complexities of the human mind. They are also educated about the numerous psychological disorders and the respective therapies to them.

After a detailed analysis and examination of the patient, the clinical counselors conclude the problem and then decide the appropriate treatment to it. One can specialize in any of the streams of clinical psychology. These include, health psychology, Neuropsychology, Criminal psychology etc. This prospective field of medicine offers immense competition and promises excellent professional growth in future.

Healthcare Operation Management

India is recording great growth in healthcare industry which is acting as a magnet for people of different countries. This is increasing medical tourism in India. In the near future, new healthcare setups will be introduced which will increase the need of hospital administrators. This job needs expertise of handling a business setup and also of effectively managing hospital tasks. The need of healthcare operation manager is required for proper and smooth functioning of a hospice. The job of a healthcare administrator is to take care of various departments of a hospital with various medical facilities like outpatient clinics, drug abuse treatment centers and hospices.

The need of healthcare operation mangers is high at present and will increase rapidly in future. Thus having a specialized diploma will make you prepared for the future market. Medvaristy, an online medical education portal is offering its students post graduation diploma in healthcare operation management. The course is for medical and non medical professionals both. It aims to provide technical knowledge and to build strong conceptualization in management. The academic is designed to give deep knowledge of administration. The duration of the course is 1 year and the study material will be present online. Pedagogy of expert professors help students to grasp what is taught. Medvarsity also provides special placement assistance which is helpful for students to shape up their career.

Course in Infection control

"Prevention is better than cure” we read and hear this very often, in healthcare industry this rule is followed as a religion. Health professionals daily come in contact with various diseases, thus they should know how to effectively control them. In every healthcare setting, it is important to manage and to stop dispersal of infections. Various harmful diseases like bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A&E, typhoid fever, tuberculosis etc can be dispersed. Thus controlling the rigorous spread of infectious diseases is important. Infections can be spread through patient to patient, patient to doctors and also patient to family members. In order to control the infectious disease the medicine domain demands for a professional who is specialized in this area.

To enter this field and to have a specialized expertise Medvarsity has come up with a specialized Certificate Course in Infection Control for Healthcare Professionals. The course is designed for nurses and other health proficient to ensure safety to patients. The course delivers the expertise to practitioners the axiomatic knowledge on execution of infection prevention and control practice. This develops broad information as they learn the inside out of the occupation. The course also involves practical application of infection control in daily practice. At Medvarsity, the course is of 3 months duration including 1 day workshop at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad. The certificate course in infection control for healthcare professionals aims at bringing a sense of responsibility to control the infectious diseases.