Always focus on practical-based learning, as it helps you succeed in life.
Always focus on practical-based learning, as it helps you succeed in life.
Dr. Anchit Gugnani is a physiotherapist and director of the Amity Institute of Physiotherapy at Amity University, Rajasthan.
Dr. Anchit shares that the primary goal of establishing a physiotherapy school in Amity is to elevate this establishment to the status of the best physiotherapy school in India. Rather than emphasising academic learning, Amity is concentrating on practical education. The institute's main goal is to transform physiotherapy into a degree with a strong practical component. With the infrastructure provided by Amity, they are very close to achieving that goal in the future.
He explains that the allied medical field of physiotherapy works to restore human function. Thus, physiotherapy treats a wide range of illnesses related to every facet, including orthopaedic, cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and sports medicine. Physiotherapy is an honourable profession that works with individuals to treat, advise, and enhance their quality of life. The institute's primary goals are to educate students, provide medical care, and improve people's quality of life.
Amity also provides a number of additional courses, including physiotherapy bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees. According to Dr. Anchit, pupils are being instilled with the notion of research because that is an important thing these days. He said that research is only the analysis of our daily activities to see how they may be improved. He claims that the primary issue facing India today is the lack of a council and the consequent lack of a definition for what constitutes high-quality physiotherapy. Amity is concentrating on standards and quality in order to assist the students. Their main objective is to familiarise students with the state of the globe and the calibre of physiotherapy provided worldwide so that they will be able to travel and settle in any nation with ease.
Growing up, he always wanted to study biology, but he never wanted to pursue MBBS when he was required to pick a subject in the tenth grade. At the time, he was looking into other biology-related classes he could take. That made him consider studying physiotherapy, which he ultimately did. He thinks that was a really wise move since, according to the most recent advertisements from the World Configuration of Physiotherapy in India, there is only one physiotherapist for every 2.5 lakh people. This creates a massive difference between supply and demand, indicating that there won't be any saturation and that being a physiotherapist has a lot of potential in the foreseeable future.
Although Dr. Anchit's parents relocated to Jaipur after he was born in Delhi, he finished his schooling there. Then, in pursuit of a top-notch education, he relocated to Dehradun to enrol in the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences for his bachelor's degree in physiotherapy. There, he spent five wonderful years of his life and learned a great deal. He gained life experience, gained knowledge of the natural world, and advanced in the field of physiotherapy. Later, he moved to Delhi to attend the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre for his master's degree in physiotherapy. There, he gained experience managing patients with spinal cord injuries and those unable to perform their everyday tasks on their own.
After earning his master's degree, he returned to Jaipur and discovered that there were several unmet needs and prospects for Jaipur's spinal cord-injured people. He discovered that many lack the knowledge necessary to take advantage of possibilities when he looked for them. That inspired him to pursue a career in academia and begin teaching others. In addition to teaching students, his concentration is on educating those who are currently employed in the medical industry. He entered academia in order to spread knowledge on how to assist and empower people with disabilities.
Following a few years of employment in academia, he made the decision to further his studies by completing a PhD. His primary focus after starting his PhD was research, and he became quite involved in conducting a lot of it. Clinical research, according to him, is very fascinating since it provides advice on what to do and what not to do. When he started researching, a number of novel inventions emerged, which inspired him to write several copyrights, book chapters, patents, and other works. He has so far been awarded three patents, authored two books, several chapters, and about forty research articles that have been published in both Scopus and non-Scopus Web of Science journals.
Regarding his own role models, Dr. Anchit asserts that these individuals evolve with each stage of life. He looks up to his older brother and father, who mentor him daily to be a better person. In his line of work, he has a lot of influential people to look up to, such as Dr. Ali Irani, the renowned physiotherapist who served as the first physiotherapist to work with the Indian cricket team for ten years. Because he has advanced beyond the grades in a short amount of time, he also admires his vice chancellor.
He takes great inspiration from the proverb "Live and let live" and lives a very humble life. He believes in making everyone’s life comfortable and aims to make everyone smile.
When Dr. Anchit returned to Jaipur to look for work, he encountered several difficulties. He claims that a certain medical fraternity did not see him favourably because of his line of work. He found that it was quite difficult to establish himself there, which inspired him to pursue academic studies and show everyone that a skilled physiotherapist is just as vital as a skilled physician. For this reason, he consistently concentrates on teaching pupils only high-quality work. He thinks that when you converse with someone, they are aware of your value. Despite facing obstacles in the classroom, the individual is determined to succeed and feels that everything is possible with perseverance and hard work.
Regarding accomplishments, Dr. Anchit states that he was lucky enough to be chosen for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Delhi, where he served as the physiotherapist. However, following the completion of his PhD, he wrote chapters for several books, was given three patents, and published more than forty research papers in different journals. In addition, he is now working on a course book that will be used in physical therapy in the near future.
Additionally, he writes and reviews content for reputable publishers like Taylor & Francis and Elsevier on a regular basis. Numerous physiotherapy communities around India have also facilitated him. In the academic sector, he has received several accolades for his paper presentations.
He tells all students that studying with a practical orientation will help them succeed in life. Patients will only ever inquire about your experience and practice-based learning when they see you; they will never ask about theory. He asks all of them to work hard and smile. Nothing compares to positivity, in his opinion, and smiling spreads optimism.