Allied Health Professionals Opportunities and Challenges

Bhagat Singh; Sweta S. Kumar; Sanjay Kannaujia; Santosh Kumar; Ramakant Yadav

doi:10.54618/IJMAHS.2023313

Bhagat Singh Department of Medical Lab. Technology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai Etawah-206130, UP, India
Sweta S. Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, 206130, U.P, India
Sanjay Kannaujia Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai Etawah-206130, India
Santosh Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Autonomous State Medical college, Etah, U. P., India
Ramakant Yadav Professor, Department of Neurology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, 206130, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54618/IJMAHS.2023313

Keywords: Allied Health Professionals, healthcare services, Opportunities, New Education Policy.

Abstract

Government of India with the implementation of new education policy in 2020, aims to upgrade education system including higher education along with medical and allied health care sectors across the country. The aim is to reduce the gap between doctor centric nature of health care system through the development of quality and better skilled professionals. By doing this we can improve overall patient care. Standardized curriculum has been designed for each health an allied health care profession. Thousands of students who wish to become and willing to choose healthcare and skilled allied health professionals in future. Allied Health Professionals assist, in diagnosis using different automated and sophisticated machinery. They are integral part of health care system because early and proper diagnosis is must for proper treatment of a disease.