The Department of Anaesthesia Technology at MIMS College of Allied Health Sciences, affiliated with the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), is committed to excellence in education, clinical training, and patient safety in the field of anaesthesia and perioperative care. The department prepares highly competent Anaesthesia Technologists through an outcome-based curriculum that combines strong academic foundations with extensive hands-on clinical experience in modern operation theatres, intensive care units, emergency departments, and other critical care settings.

The Bachelor of Science in Anaesthesia Technology is a four-year professional degree programme, comprising three years of academic and clinical training followed by a one-year compulsory rotational internship. The curriculum equips students with the knowledge and practical skills required to assist anaesthesiologists in perioperative care, critical care, trauma management, emergency services, and advanced life support while developing expertise in anaesthesia equipment, patient monitoring, airway management, and infection control.

Under the guidance of experienced anaesthesiologists, intensivists, and clinical faculty, students receive structured training across a wide range of surgical specialties and critical care environments, enabling them to develop professional competence, clinical judgment, and technical proficiency.

VISION

To be recognized as a centre of excellence in Anaesthesia Technology education, clinical training, research, and professional development, nurturing highly skilled, ethical, compassionate, and technologically competent Anaesthesia Technologists. The department envisions preparing graduates who uphold the highest standards of patient safety and quality care, embrace emerging technologies, practise evidence-based healthcare, and contribute effectively to perioperative, critical care, emergency, and multidisciplinary healthcare services.

MISSION

1. To provide quality education and comprehensive training in Anaesthesia Technology.

2. To develop competent and skilled Anaesthesia Technologists with strong theoretical, practical, and clinical knowledge.

3. To provide hands-on clinical training in operation theatres, critical care units, casualty, and other relevant clinical areas.

4. To train students in the preparation and maintenance of the operation theatre and anaesthesia workstation for safe conduct of anaesthesia.

5. To develop proficiency in handling anaesthesia equipment, airway devices, monitoring systems, anaesthesia drugs, and emergency equipment.

6. To promote patient safety, professional ethics, infection prevention, and compassionate patient care.

7. To develop skills in perioperative monitoring, patient preparation, anaesthesia assistance, recovery room care, and critical care support.

8. To train students in Basic Life Support (BLS), resuscitation, emergency management, and assistance in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

9. To encourage evidence-based practice, critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

10. To promote research, innovation, quality improvement, continuous learning, and professional development.

11. To develop competent professionals capable of assisting in general, regional, paediatric, obstetric, cardiac, neurosurgical, trauma, emergency, and other specialized anaesthesia services.

12. To prepare students to provide safe and effective support in non-operating-room anaesthesia services and critical care settings.

Specialized Clinical Training Includes:

• General and Regional Anaesthesia
• Airway Management and Endotracheal Intubation
• Operation Theatre Preparation and Anaesthesia Workstation Management
• Perioperative Patient Monitoring
• Trauma and Emergency Care
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Management
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pain Management and Labour Analgesia
• Anaesthesia for Basic and Super Speciality Surgeries
• Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia (CT, MRI, Endoscopy, ESWL)
• Infection Prevention, Sterilization, and Biomedical Waste Management

FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN OPERATION THEATRE FOR BSC.ANAESTHESIA TECHNOLOGY AT ASTER MIMS HOSPITAL

·       Modular Operation Theatres (State-of-the-art, pressure-regulated multi-specialty suites)

·        Robotic Surgery Suite (Housing the advanced Da Vinci Xi Robotic System)

·        Laminar Airflow Systems with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters (For micro-contamination control)

·        Anti-static, Anti-bacterial Seamless Flooring and Hermetic Sliding Doors

·        Surgical Smoke Evacuator Systems (For laser and advanced electrosurgical plumes)

·        Central Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide, Vacuum, Carbon Dioxide, and Medical Air)

·        High-End Anesthesia Workstations (With precision vaporizers and multi-mode mechanical ventilation)

·        Advanced Multiparameter Patient Monitors (ECG, SpO2, NIBP, Invasive Blood Pressure, and Core Temperature)

·        Electro-Hydraulic Surgical Operating Tables (With specialized extensions for Orthopedic, Neuro, and Bariatric positioning)

·        Surgical LED Overhead Lights (With adjustable intensity, focus, and integrated HD camera systems)

·        Advanced Electrosurgical Units (ESU) (Monopolar/Bipolar diathermy with integrated vessel-sealing technology)

·        High-Definition Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Towers (For minimally invasive keyhole procedures)

·        High-End Mobile C-Arm Imaging Systems (For real-time intraoperative X-ray visualization)

·        High-Definition Arthroscopy Stacks (Dedicated to orthopedic joint cavity and sports medicine surgeries)

·        Intraoperative Ultrasound and Color Doppler Probes

·        Neuro-Navigation and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) Systems

·        Modular Pressure-Controlled Lithotripsy System (For advanced endo-urological procedures)

·        Defibrillators with Synchronized Cardioversion

·        Syringe and Volumetric Infusion Pumps (For precise intraoperative drug and fluid titration)

·        Blood and Fluid Warming Equipment (To maintain normothermia during prolonged surgeries)

·        Pneumatic Tourniquet Systems (For bloodless field orthopedic surgeries)

·        Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) Integration (For standardized sterile tracking and instrument assembly)

·        Emergency Fast-Track Blood Gas Analysis (ABG) Points

·        Emergency Backup Power Systems (Dedicated Online UPS and Auto-changeover Generators

Clinical Experience

Clinical postings form an integral component of the programme. Students undergo supervised rotations in:

• Operation Theatres
• Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
• Emergency and Trauma Care Units
• Recovery Rooms (PACU)
• Labour Rooms
• Cardiac Operation Theatres
• Neurosurgical, Paediatric, Obstetric, Orthopaedic, Urology, ENT, Plastic Surgery, and General Surgery Theatres
• Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia Services

This comprehensive clinical exposure enables students to develop confidence in patient care, anaesthesia assistance, monitoring, equipment handling, and emergency management.

Graduate Competency

Upon successful completion of the programme and compulsory rotational internship, graduates are competent to function independently as Anaesthesia Technologists. They possess the knowledge, technical expertise, and professional skills necessary to:

• Assist anaesthesiologists during all phases of anaesthesia.
• Prepare and maintain anaesthesia equipment and operation theatres.
• Perform patient monitoring and assist in airway management.
• Support critical care and mechanical ventilation.
• Participate in emergency resuscitation and trauma care.
• Ensure patient safety by adhering to infection prevention and quality assurance protocols.
• Deliver compassionate, ethical, and evidence-based perioperative care.

Commitment to Excellence

The Department of Anaesthesia Technology is dedicated to fostering academic excellence, clinical competence, ethical practice, innovation, and lifelong learning. Through advanced simulation, interdisciplinary collaboration, research, and evidence-based education, we strive to produce highly skilled Anaesthesia Technologists capable of meeting the evolving demands of modern healthcare while ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and quality care.

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·        Physiology

·        Biochemistry

·        Pathology

·        English

·        Information Technology

·        Medicine Relevant to Anaesthesia Technology

·        Microbiology

·        Pharmacology

·        Introduction To Anaesthesia Technology

·        Anaesthesia Technology-Clinical

·        Anaesthesia For Basic Specialities

·        Anaesthesia For Super Specialities

·        Trauma,Resuscitation &Critical care