Diploma in Dialysis Technology

Overview

Diploma in dialysis technology is an allied health science diploma course that has been in high demand in recent times especially with the rise in need of medical science and medical technology to help in the treatment and health care and procedures. Graduating from this course leads to a career as a dialysis technician. The job of a dialysis technician is to monitor the process of dialysis and operate its machinery for the removal of wastes or excess fluid from the blood of patients with poorly functioning kidneys. They prepare the patients, counsel them and also prepare a post-procedure report. They usually work with doctors or nurse's supervision in hospitals, clinics and dialysis centres.

Diploma in dialysis technology covers subjects like human anatomy and physiology, applied microbiology, anatomy and physiology in relation to dialysis technology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, applied pathology, pharmacology with respect to dialysis technology, concepts of renal disease, applied dialysis technology etc. The diploma also includes about six months of internship where the students can get exposure to learn applications practically and use the theory in real-life situations.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. The minimum eligibility to join the diploma course in dialysis technology is that the students must have passed their 10th or 12th with physics, chemistry and biology subjects.
  2. The students interested must also have English as a subject in school. They must have scored a minimum of forty-five percent to fifty percent of marks.

Students can either apply for this course through Karnataka paramedical CET if they wish to get admissions to the course in top government or private medical colleges. The applications for anatomy and physiology in relation to dialysis technology usually open in the month of August. But to get a seat in top private medical and paramedical colleges in India, students have to apply to the colleges directly.

There are no entrance exams for this course. The admissions are purely based on scores of 10th or 12th exams and the students have to go through counselling. The course fee for the anatomy and physiology in relation to dialysis technology can range between rupees ten thousand to rupees 3 lakh per annum depending on the type of college.

Top Colleges

  1. Bangalore Medical college and research institute, Bangalore
  2. St John's group of colleges, Bangalore
  3. SDS Tuberculosis Research And Rajiv Gandhi Inst. Of Chest Disease, Bangalore
  4. J.S.S academy of higher education and research, Mysore
  5. Vydehi Institute of medical sciences and research centre, Bangalore
  6. N U Trust college, Bangalore
  7. Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore
  8. Kidwai Memorial Institute Of Oncology, Bangalore
  9. Sanjay Gandhi Institute Of Trauma And Orthopaedics, Bangalore
  10. Institute Of Nephro Urology, Bangalore
  11. Mysore Medical College Institute, Mysore
  12. Indira Gandhi Institute Of Child Health, Bangalore
  13. Narayana Hrudayalaya College, Bangalore
  14. SRM University, Institute of science and technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  15. Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
  16. Guru Gobind Singh medical college, Faridkot
  17. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of higher education and research, Kolar
  18. MOIT International, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  19. Chitkara University, Chandigarh
  20. B N Patel institute of paramedical sciences, Anand, Gujarat
  21. Manipal University, school of allied health sciences, Manipal
  22. Dayanand medical college, Ludhiana, Punjab
  23. Christian medical college, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
  24. Jawaharlal Institute of postgraduate medical education and research, Pondicherry
  25. PES Institute of medical sciences and research, Kuppam, Andra Pradesh
  26. A J Institute of medical sciences and research centre, Mangalore
  27. M.M.M. college of health sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  28. Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  29. Maharishi Markandeshwar ( Deemed to be University), Ambala
  30. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  31. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat
  32. Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical Institute, New Delhi
  33. Rama University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  34. Vinayaka Missions University, Salem, Tamil Nadu

Career and Scope

After graduating with a diploma in dialysis technology, students can look forward to being a dialysis assistant, dialysis therapist, dialysis supervisor, dialysis technician in government hospitals, private hospitals, health care centres, clinics that offer dialysis treatments and renal care. They can also choose to get a bachelor's degree and later on a masters of science degree in the same to get jobs as a lecturer in medical and paramedical colleges or counsel patients as well.