CTEVT Health Assistant Course is Certificate in General Medicine (or Health Assistant) program . This program is of 3 years program which is affiliated to CTEVT .
This course aim to provide mid level health professionals who can assist the rural community in health care. General Medicine Graduate having established career goals and refined clinical competency can seek further education which will strengthen their professional image challenge their scholastic abilities and prepare them for undergrad school if desired.
The first year focuses on general basic science while the second and third year is purely applied science. There are field exposure hospital and emergency exposure for the students of General Medicine. After passing General Medicine one can independently work in any hospital nursing home and health institutions of government and non government sector.
Eligibility
Secured at least grade C in C. Mathematics, C. English and C.Science in School leaving Certificate (SLC) examination from recognized academic institution and an average GPA of at least 2.
Job prospects
Those who completed General Medicine course can be eligible to sit in the entrance examination of Bachelor in Public Health (BPH) and other disciplines, but need to complete deficiency course of science conducted by Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) to be eligible for MBBS entrance examination.
Curricular structure
First Year CTEVT Health Assistant Syllabus
| Subject | Marks |
| English | 100 |
| Compulsory Nepali | 100 |
| Social Studies | 50 |
| Anatomy/Physiology | 100 |
| Botany | 100 |
| Zoology | 100 |
| Chemistry | 100 |
| Physics | 100 |
| Mathematics, Statistics and Computer | 100 |
Second Year CTEVT Health Assistant Syllabus
| Subject | Marks |
| Medicine -I
(Clinical Method, communicable disease and system disease) |
100 |
| Surgery-I
(General Surgery and orthopedics and Physiotherapy) |
100 |
| Clinical Pathology
(Microbiology, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Hematology) |
100 |
| OB/GYN | 100 |
| Pharmacology and Pharmacy | 100 |
| Environmental Health | 100 |
| Health Education | 100 |
| PHC/Family Health
(Nutritional, maternal child, family planning, population issues) |
100 |
| Epidemiology and Community diagnosis | 100 |
| Basic Medical Procedures/ First Aid | 100 |
Third Year CTEVT Health Assistant Syllabus
| Subject | Marks |
| Pediatrics | Internal/Assessment Marks |
| Medicine II
A. Psychiatry B. Dermatology/Sexually transmitted infections |
Internal/Assessment Marks |
| Surgery-II
(ENT, Dentistry, Ophthalmology) |
Internal/Assessment Marks |
| Comprehensive Clinical Practice
Emergency Medicine Surgery – ENT, Eye, General Surgery Clinical Pathology (Laboratory) Pharmacy, Pharmacology (Dispensing) Obs/Gyane Family Health (MCH,FP) Basic Medical Procedures |
150 |
| Comprehensive community field practice:
Community Health Diagnosis a. Environmental Health b. Epidemiology and Communicable disease c. Health Education d. PHC/ Health post attachment |
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