Symbiosis
Institute of Health Sciences offers a three year program of B.Sc. Medical Technology.
The
program caters students in the fields of
- Respiratory Therapy
· Imaging sciences
· Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia
· Clinical Laboratory Technology
· Dialysis Technology
The
curriculum of this program has a Course( subject) named Service Learning in which students reach
out the community and provide various services. The first programme of service
learning was an AIDS awareness campaign for which students were divided in a
group of 10 members and each group had to set their objectives and action plan
depending on which they had to decide a public impact. The students were guided
to first conceptualize their ideas, make an action plan and then work on their
plan in a defined direction.
Each
group came up with different concept which included skits, street plays,
posters, banners, slogans, presentations and various other activities and
selected different part of community to generate the awareness.
GROUP
1:
VENUE: Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre (
De-Addiction Centre), Yerwada
TARGET
AUDIENCE: Addicts.
PROGRAMME:
AIDS awareness through presentation, skit, slogans and posters. Activities
included distribution of red ribbons and pamphlets, handprints on chart paper,
interaction with the crowd.
GROUP
2:
VENUE:
Sparsh (shelter and rehabilitation centre), Bapodi
TARGET
AUDIENCE: HIV Positive children
PROGRAMME:
To promote unity and stop discrimination against HIV patients by spending
quality time with HIV Positive children by educating them on hygiene techniques
and nutrition which will help them in their day to day life.
Activities
included drawing, storytelling, games and action songs.
GROUP
3:
VENUE:
St. Crispin’s Home (Orphanage), Karve Road
TARGET
AUDIENCE: Orphan children
PROGRAMME:
AIDS awareness through skit. Activities included question and answer session
for doubt clarification.
GROUP 4:
VENUE: Saras Bagh, Pune
TARGET AUDIENCE: Local public
PROGRAMME: HIV AIDS awareness
through street play, slogans and posters. Activities included pamphlet
distribution and public interaction.
GROUP 5:
VENUE: Kushalkar Pulta Chowk,
Gokhale Nagar
TARGET AUDIENCE: Local Public
PROGRAMME: AIDS awareness through
speech, banners and posters. Activities included distribution of pamphlets and
red ribbons.
IMPACT:
Through
this service learning session the knowledge regarding the subject and sense of
social responsibility among the students has increased and the response from
the community and the organizations has boosted students confidence to further
reach out the community and conduct such programmes. A positive feedback form
was given to each group by the organizations appreciating their hard work.
As
a token of appreciation a group of students were re-invited to Muktangan
Rehabilitation Centre to create awareness on AIDS on the occasion of Global
AIDS Week Awareness Programme. Students were given certificates by Muktangan and
their hard work was appreciated. Whereas the campaign conducted by another
group was covered and published by the local news channels and newspapers
respectively.
Dr. Pushpalata Muley
Teaching Associate
SIHS
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