Ahmedabad: In a significant move, all medical courses, excluding MBBS and dental, will now be referred to as ‘allied and healthcare professions’ instead of ‘paramedical’. This change aligns with directives by the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), established a few years ago.
Traditionally, courses like physiotherapy, optometry, and others have been broadly categorised as ‘paramedical’. NCAHP issued a circular to all states, union territories, and affiliated universities, urging them to discontinue the use of this nomenclature when referring to these courses.
This directive extends to all official documentation, including admission announcements, policy drafts, training programmes, and institutional titles and notifications.
