Hi Aspirant,

To become a cardiac perfusionist you need to have a bsc degree  or graduation degree in Cardiac Perfusionist.After that you need tograduate from the program named Accredited Perfusion Technology Program or approved program of Extracorporeal Technology.This program carries a lot of weightage and is important to become a independent Cardiac perfusionist.

Hope it helps!!

The working credentials of a Cardiac Perfusionist and Cardiac Pulmonary Perfusionist are the same. But a course in Cardiac Pulmonary Perfusionist is more detailed in the portions of Lung and Pulmonary involvements. Apart from this you will not receive any extra treatment for having a Cardiac Pulmonary Perfusionist degree over a Cardiac Perfusionist degree.

I hope this might help you. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hello,

BSc in Perfusion Technology is a 3 year course. Perfusion technology is the study of physiology and the pathology of the lungs and the allied respiratory organs of the human body. Perfusionists are healthcare professionals. They operate cardiopulmonary bypass machine during cardiac surgery and other such surgeries that require a cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's physiological status.

Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria of BPMT Perfusion Technology is that candidates need to have PCB as their main subjects and thy need to qualify class 12 with minimum  50% - 55% marks from a recognized institute. To get admission candidates have to clear entrance exams and counselling process which are conducted by the colleges.

The course fee are different for different colleges. but, on an average the fees of Perfusion Technology is between INR 60000 to INR 1.50 lacs.

Being a perfusionist there are various career types such as Radiology Technicians, Cytotechnologist, Respiratory Therapist and many more. The top recruiting companies are

Help Age India, Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Hospital, AIIMS and also various Research and development centers. The average salary is around INR 4 lpa.

So, there are a lot of scope in this field f you work smart and work hard you will definitely succeed.

You can check the link below for more information regarding your query

https://www.careers360.com/careers/perfusionist

Good luck!

Hello Aspirant

Due to the high shortage of Perfusionist they have high demand.

To give you a better idea of just how many people haven’t caught on to a perfusionist career yet

• According to the 2017 annual report from abcp.org, less than 400 people took the perfusion certification exam last year. To put things into perspective, there are 245 million adults in the U.S., and around 90,000 of them take the MCAT every year. Less than 400 people feels pretty small right about now.

Two years ago, a sample was taken from 10 percent of active perfusionists in the field. The study revealed that nearly 50 percent were over 50 years old, and the industry doesn’t have nearly enough new graduates coming in. perfusionists are more in-demand than ever. This means more job opportunities at a higher salary all across the country.

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Thank you

Dear shakshi,

For being Perfusionist, to qualify neet exam is not mandatory. You can get admission in any well reputated college through their entrance exam.As you now-a-days every university or college conduct their own entrance exam so you have to clear that for taking admission.

The minimum eligibility is if you have passed your 12th standard then it will be enough.B.Sc. in Perfusion Technology is a 3- year long, full- time course divided into 6 semesters, with each semester lasting a period of 6 months. Perfusion Technology involves the study of physiology, pathology and associated equipment used to support and/or assume the function of the heart and/or lungs during medical procedures.

I hope you got the answer!!

ALL THE BEST!!

If you have any query then feel free to ask!!

Hello Richa ,
It is great to know, that  you are interested in perfusionist.perfusionist basically means a healthcare professional who operates the cardiopulmonary bypass machine (heartlung machine) during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's physiological status.A perfusionist can't be counted as a doctor .They may be considered as Nurse or medical technician.

To become perfusionist you need to complete B.sc
In Cardiac perfusion which is  3 year undergraduate program.For getting admission in this course one should have 50-55% aggregate marks in intermediate with PCB as their main subjects. There are many colleges in India who offers this course .some of them are as below
1.Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research(NEW DELHI)   -Fee approx(80,000)
2.SRM University Kattankulathur (KANCHIPURAM)- Fee approx(50,000).
3.JIPMER(Puducherry)- Fee approx (76,000)
4.RGUHS(Banglore)-Fee approx ( 60,000)
5.Frontier lifeline Hospital (Chennai) -Fee approx(1,40,000)

CAREER AFTER THIS COURSE
Pediatric perfusionist.
Patient Care Coordinator.
Lecturer and Perfusion Educator.
Ecmo Technician.
Medical case review physician.
Medical equipment sales representative.

YOU CAN APPLY  FOR JOB IN:-
AIIMS
MAX Life care
Appollo Hospitals
Fortis
and in different hospitals, it will be both private as well as Government.

SALARY of a perfusionist depend upon their post. It vary according to your job profile and company in which you are hire. Like for cardiac perfusionist it will be around 10LPA whereas for a lecturer it will be around 3-4 LPA .

Thanku, may be I'm helpful  for you.