Critical care is an upcoming specialty and presently has a huge shortage of trained dedicated manpower. Doctors are a major workforce in ICU teams. This course has been proposed to impart structured critical care training to doctors to improve patient management skills.
On completion of this course, the candidate will be able to
- Recognize common rhythm disturbances.
- Interpret blood gases and assess acid-base status.
- Provide basic ventilator orders for most patients.
- Classify shock and outline hemodynamic patterns.
- Get awareness of the ethical principles pertinent to critically ill patients, especially end of life care and issues around withdrawing and withholding life support.
- Get familiar with airway management and indications for intubation.
- Use inotropes and vasopressors appropriately
- Interpret an electrocardiogram and recognize important life-threatening findings.
Fee: ₹ 1,21,000
Duration: 1 Year

Syllabus
- Airway, breathing and circulation during CPR
- Pathophysiology and Management of shock
- Acid base Disorders and Electrolyte Management
- Blood transfusion and fluid therapy
- Sedation and Analgesia in ICU
- Nutrition and Ulcer prophylaxis
- Coagulation and DVT prophylaxis
- Approach to fever in ICU
- Sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- ECG and diagnosing arrhythmias
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Basics of Echocardiography and Ultrasound
- Oxygen therapy & Mechanical Ventilation
- Acute Lung Injury and Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases & Asthma
- Pneumonia – community acquired & nosocomial
- Pulmonary embolism
- Acute Myocardial infarction
- Acute Myocardial infarction
- Acute heart failure
- Pericardial diseases
- Intensive care after cardiac surgery
- Management of stroke and cerebrovascular complications
- Seizures in critically ill
- Brain death
- Neuromuscular disorders in ICU
- Psychiatric issues in ICU
- Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Care of a critically ill child
- Pediatric emergencies
- Fluid and electrolyte therapy in children
- Acute gastrointestinal bleeding
- Severe acute pancreatitis
- Hepatic failure
- Peritonitis and intra abdominal infections
- Acute renal failure
- Anemia and bleeding disorders
- Hematological malignancies
- Oncologic emergencies
- Management of diabetes in critically ill patients & Diabetic emergencies
- Thyroid emergencies
- Adrenocortical insufficiency in critical illness
- Obstetric emergencies in ICU
Please Note: We only accept online filled application forms and online payment. There is no other mode of enrolling into our courses.
- Management of post operative cardiac patient
- The acute abdomen
- Pressure sore prevention, Necrotizing fasciitis and soft tissue infections
- Organ donation
- ICU care of post transplant patients
- Traumatic brain and spine injury
- Thoracic trauma
- Abdominal and pelvic injury
- Disaster management
- Transport of a critically ill patient
- Burns and hypothermia
- Near drowning
- Management of acute poisoning
- Central nervous system infections
- Pneumonia
- Infective endocarditis and infections of Prosthetic valves
- Tropical diseases
- Infections in Immune compromised patient
- Fungal infections
- Prevention and control of Nosocomial Infections in ICU
FAQ’s
This a 1 year, full time, in-house training program. Students will be posted for practical training in the respective departments, in any shift on rotational basis.
You will be trained under our team of senior and experienced doctors at the hospital for practical session and clinical exposure.
Any Medical Graduate can enroll for the Course like MBBS/ BHMS/ BAMS/ BUMS etc.
For hands-on training, we have a full – fledged hospital setup with the team of senior and experienced doctors
If you register for an online course, lecture series will be provided online.
To acquire hands-on training, you can take the training at your place/ network hospital. Students will have to submit a joining letter from that respective hospital.
Thanks to recent technological developments and because many people wish to have flexible study schedules while working, many educational institutions now offer online diploma programs in a variety of healthcare disciplines. It is important to keep in mind that while some Adv. Ddiploma programs are available entirely online, others may require acquiring hands-on clinical experience, which can usually be arranged in the student’s locality or completed on-campus.
The course comes under the National Development Agency, BSS, Chennai promoted by the Planning Commission, Govt. of India. And does not come under any Board or University. Adv. Diplomas are highly valued by employers, as they demonstrate that the candidate is familiar with most recent developments in the health sector and has specialized knowledge and skills critical for the healthcare industry.
The final exam will be conducted through Online MCQs and VIVA will be conducted through Skype (for online training students). Students taking practical training at the Hospital will have to appear for VIVA at their respective department.
50% is the minimum passing percentage.
If you have failed an exam or did not appear, don't worry. You will get one free chance to reappear for the exam. However, if you fail or do not appear in the first free attempt, a fee f Rs.500/- per subject will be charged for any subsequent attempts.
Yes. Stipend will be given from the second month of posting, depending on your work performance.
Yes, Hostel facility is available for students @ Rs.2500/- per month for single person (where 6 months payment is done in advance)
Please Note: We only accept online filled application forms and online payment. There is no other mode of enrolling into our courses.
Cancellation will be considered within 10 days of registration, 75% of the amount will get refunded.
As soon as you enroll yourself, you will get an email from our side on your registered email id stating the confirmation of your admission. After confirmation, within the stipulated time period you will receive a welcome email containing your login credentials of the course with important dates. You can proceed with the studies as per the course commencement dates.
After the successful completion of exam and formal procedures, you will get the Certificate at your registered postal address (in case of online training ) and by hand (in case of Practical training at our hospital).