It is a mobile training centre aimed at skilling 25,000 doctors in 400 towns in India for better patient care
Johnson & Johnson Medical India launches its Johnson & Johnson Institute on Wheels, a mobile training centre designed to build the surgical skills of doctors, nurses, and para medical staff to address the demands of today’s health care delivery system and provide better outcomes to patients of India.
Aligned with the Government of India’s ‘Skill India’ mission, the mobile surgical training centre was inaugurated by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science & Technology, Government of India who was welcomed by Sushobhan Dasgupta, MD, Johnson & Johnson Medical India & Vice President, J&J Orthopaedics, AsPac at an event held in New Delhi.
The mobile training centre will combine comprehensive educational programmes to harness the size, reach, technological resources and rich healthcare experience of Johnson & Johnson to enhance human health in India. It will travel to various medical colleges and teaching hospitals across the country to train budding & practicing surgeons and para medical staff on specialities including general surgery, laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, cardio thoracic surgery, orthopaedic procedures, neurology, gynecology, colorectal, head and neck, pediatric, urology, infection prevention and OT management. Hands on training using latest technologies will be provided by faculty members comprising of experienced doctors and surgeons.
“At Johnson & Johnson Medical India, we are committed to supporting the government’s ‘Skill India’ program through the delivery of educational programs to healthcare professionals for improving the standards of care in this country”, said Dasgupta. “With the launch of the Johnson & Johnson Institute on Wheels, we hope to train 25,000 surgeons across 400 towns in the next five years.”
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