AYURVEDA COLLEGE setup and its vulnerability
- 1. AYURVEDA COLLEGE -How to Start By Prof Dr N.Muni Lokesh
- 2. Introduction • Ayurveda, is the ancient and foremost practiced medicine in India • It is also called Medicine of the East/ Herbal Medicine • It has rich glory of 5000 years of history • In India, BAMS is the graduate degree permitted by Government and NCISM(National Commission for Indian System of Medicine), formerly CCIM, is the granting authority. • Ayurveda is now popular after post covid 19. • Around 247 Ayurveda colleges are functioning in India.
- 3. Scopes & Services • Ayurveda is the next mostly sought alternate medicine course to MBBS, along with Homeopathy,Unani & Naturopathy. • It has excellent academic & research scope • BAMS graduate can join Govt. service as Medical Officer or do research in medicinal plants or can start own Ayurveda hospital after completion of course. • BAMS Graduate can study MD/MS (Ayurveda), join as Faculty in Ayurveda College or do Research in various Govt. organizations. Central Government recently permitted to practice Surgery for PG degree Ayurveda doctors. • Also can start Pharmacy company, provide employment and sell medicines also. • Allied fields like Medical Transcription, Medical Coding, Medical Billing & Insurance show a great demand for BAMS Graduates.
- 4. How to Start Ayurved College ? • Permission from NCISM – LOA(Letter of Application), LOI(Letter of Inspection), LOP(Letter of Permission) • Intake capacity – 2 slabs 1-60 or 61-100 seats • LAND(100 seats) – 3500 sq.meters (Hospital) • 4000 sq.meters (College) • Additionally Herbal Garden, Accomodation for Hospital & Teaching staff, Indoor & Outdoor games facility, Parking space, Space for civil & Electrical works& services are provided.
- 5. Requirements - Hospital • Hospital starts functioning with 1:1 ratio of students & beds. For 100 students, 100 beds to be maintained. • Minimum of 25% i.e. 40 beds should be patient occupied on all days in a year. • For OPD services, a ratio of 1:2 of students & patients to be maintained. • Minimum 200 OP patients to be shown per day on all days in a year. • Records to be maintained as web based Computerised Central Registration for both OPD & IPD
- 6. Additionally Hospital shall show • Reception • Patients waiting area • Dressing room • Medicine dispensing room • Clinical Lab • Radiology • Physiotherapy • Hospital side pharmacy • Kitchen • Service rooms • Medical Records room • Pancha karma therapy • Kshara sutra room, • OT ( Operation Theater) • Labour Room • Store room • Separate Male & Female wards • Duty rooms for Doctors, Nurses & other staff.
- 7. Out patient Depts- Bed distribution 1. Kaya chikitsa (50 beds with panchakarma) 2. Shalya tantra (25 beds with shalakya) 3. Shalakya Tantra – 2 rooms eye, ent, dental 4. Pancha karma 5. Prasuti evam stri roga (25 beds with koumara) 6. Koumara britya 7. Swasta vritta 8. Emergency
- 8. Teachers Information • No. of Teachers -45(14 Professor,14 Reader,17 Lecturer) (full time) for 100 seats, • No.of Teachers -30(15 Professor/Reader,15 Lecturer) (full time) for 60 seats • No.of Modern Teachers -10 part time (8 Consultants, 1 yoga, 1 Biostatician)
- 9. Recruitment of Teachers • Before admission of the first batch of students, the college shall have- • (i) at the time of submission of application, there shall be a fully developed hospital building as specified regulations 4 and 5 with functional Ayurveda hospital prior two years from the date of application, having appropriate number of beds, bed occupancy and Out-Patient Department attendance corresponding to the annual students intake capacity as specified in the sub-regulation (2) of regulation ; • (ii) all teachers with the requisite qualifications as specified in Regulation 8 and non-teaching staff as specified in Schedule- VI, which are required for first professional year of teaching and training shall be appointed, and wherever there is shortfall of Professors, equal number of Readers shall be appointed; • (iii) minimum one specialist doctor or one clinical teacher in each of Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Shalya, Shalakya, Prasuti evam Stri Roga, Kaumarbhritya appointed for operating the teaching hospital and the experience of specialist doctor or clinical teacher shall be considered as a teacher from the date of appointment of the specialist doctor or two years prior to submission of application by the applicant to the submission of application by the applicant to the Central Government to establish a college whichever is lesser;
- 10. Hospital staff info-Ayurveda • Medical Superintendent -1 • Deputy Medical Superintendent-1 • Consultants- 8 • Emergency Medical Officers-2 • RMO -5 • Matron/ Nursing Superintendent-1 • Staff Nurses – 1 per 10 beds • Ward boy/Ayah- 1 per 20 beds • Pharmacist -2 • Dresser -2 • Store keeper-1 • Office staff-2 • Dark room attendant -1
- 11. Modern Medicine staff • Medical specialist • Surgical specialist • Obstetrician & Gynecologist • Pathologist • Anesthesiologist • Ophthalmologist • Pediatrician • Radiologist • Dentist • X ray Technician • Physiotherapist All above each 1 post, part time / contractual can be taken.
- 12. Addl. Ayurveda staff – Hospital • PK department -Clinical registrar (1), Nurse(1), Panchakarma Assistants (2 female,2 male), yoga instructor(1) • Shalya Department- OT attendant (1),Nurse(1) • Labour room- Mid wife (1) • Lab technician-(2), Attendant (1) • Quality testing Lab-Analytical chemist (1), Pharmacognist (1), attendant (1), workers(2) A total of 70 employees excluding Teaching staff shall be recruited.
- 13. Addl. Details Note: - (1) For hospital with more than sixty beds, two incumbents each as Resident Medical Officers, Resident Surgical Officers, Assistant Matrons and Pharmacists shall be additionally required. (2) The hospital shall be equipped with adequate provision of security, civil and electrical, sanitation, dietary and canteen, laundry and waste incineration and disposal services. (3) Essential duty staff and services shall be available round the clock. (4) Services of the non-technical staff like Peon, Attendant, Sweeper, Guards, Washer man, Gardener and Cook etc. may be obtained by outsourcing. (5) For conditional permission, minimum eighty per cent. of above hospital staff shall be required.