Allied Health Sciences

The Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Sciences, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab. The faculty is a global name in the field of Allied & Healthcare Sciences since more than 2 decades with a vision to create globally recognized competent subject experts to work in miss-oriented & challenging environment. The faculty has been established keeping in mind the need of increasing demand of Allied Health Professionals with particular focus on “Biomedical Waste Management/ Rural & Urban Health Services /Remote, Tribal, Coastal, Island & Hilly Area Healthcare /Safe Water & Sanitation / Trauma & Emergency Care/ Domestic Violence Management/ Workplace Sexual Harassment .Prevention / Cancer Care & Oncology Support/ Radio ..diagnostics & Medical Imaging/ Anaesthesia Technology /Operation Theatre Technology.”

With the increasing demand for skilled healthcare professionals across clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive domains, the scope and relevance of Allied Health Sciences have grown significantly worldwide. It gives us immense pleasure to share that Desh Bhagat University has introduced Allied Health Sciences programs, including four-year (8 semesters) Bachelor’s degree programs, two-year (4 semesters) Master’s degree programs, and Ph.D. programs in Allied Health Sciences, with effect from the Academic Session 2024.

Admissions to these programs are conducted strictly on a merit basis, either through the candidate’s performance in the qualifying examination or through an entrance test, as applicable. The selection process has already commenced and shall continue until the closing date or until the available seats are filled, whichever is earlier.

The eligibility criteria and fee structure for the respective programs are provided below for ready reference.

To emerge as a premier Allied Health Sciences center of excellence, dedicated to advancing clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative healthcare services, and to empower students through an unparalleled learning environment that produces highly skilled, ethical, and competent allied health professionals for the benefit of society.

Mission

• Establishing holistic and unique work culture for all the beneficiaries/patients sufferings in day to day
• Provision of exceptional, effective and best health care services to one and
• Paradigm shift in community regarding personal and community hygiene through proper
• Fostering global skills by inculcating value system among

Key Feature

• The DBU Hospital is fully equipped with a comprehensive range of equipment, instruments and advanced materials fulfilling the requirements of all contemporary treatment

• Class-room teaching is blended with microteaching with the usage of Audio- visual aids and Smart class-rooms.
• Hands-on pre-clinical trainings are followed by clinical training in different streams of Allied Health Sciences with experienced supervisions.
• In order to inculcate a sense of social responsibility various community outreach programs are regularly organized which are equipped with mobile
• Motivational programs are consistently being organized to bring the awareness in rural masses regarding minor as well as general ailments and their
• Well-orchestrated schedules of co-curricular activities like conferences, workshops, online courses, guest-lectures are regularly organized by international and national
• A highly endowed Central and Department library with more than 10,000 books has been A large number of National and international journals as well as e-journals are being subscribed.

Scope

• Relative to most other professions, healthcare-related careers are out for a higher growth Over the last decade, advancements in technology have produced a dramatic change in the general viewpoint of the healthcare industry. The positions of Allied health sciences practitioners and technologists are no longer considered to be the prerogative of physicians and nurses with greater significance. In addition, a greater range of opportunities are now available in higher-level studies and study areas related to Allied health services.
• Allied health sciences deal with all sorts of medical diagnostic techniques (e.g. blood analysis, histopathology, pathological analysis, radiography) that are used in the medical field and are very relevant for patient care. Physiotherapy , Optometry, Osteopathy and Ophthalmology are the emerging areas where more practical and hands on training is concerned
• Some of the areas where the students opting Allied Health Sciences can work are Optometry | Physiotherapy | Medical Laboratory Sciences | Medical Radiology Imaging Technology | Anesthesia and Operation Theatre Technology | Public Health .