Anesthesia Assistant Course: NSI Nick Simons Institute

Anesthesia Assistant Course

Essential to safe surgery

National Need

Safe surgery is uncommon in rural areas
No anesthesia doctors work in district hospitals
International acceptance of safe non-doctor anesthesia has grown.

Course Description

One year course under National Academy of Medical Science (NAMS)
Classroom, lab and OT-based clinical exposure, supervised by anesthesia doctor

Results

92 graduates in previous 6-month course
High private utilization of graduates; government is lower
Competency is proven in follow up studies

Nick Simons Institute

The Nick Simons Institute is a Nepal-based organization whose mission is to innovate solutions in rural healthcare –through training and hospital support– and to advocate for their scale up with the government of Nepal.

Contact Us

Nick Simons Institute

Box 8975, EPC 1813
Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal
Phone: 977-1-5451978, 5420322, 5450318
Fax: 977-1-5444179
Email: nsi@nsi.edu.np

National Need	Safe surgery is uncommon in rural areas No anesthesia doctors work in district hospitals International acceptance of safe non-doctor anesthesia has grown.
Course Description	One year course under National Academy of Medical Science (NAMS) Classroom, lab and OT-based clinical exposure, supervised by anesthesia doctor
Results	92 graduates in previous 6-month course High private utilization of graduates; government is lower Competency is proven in follow up studies