Guwahati, Sept. 11 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has instructed changes to the new physiotherapy curriculum, removing the use of the "Dr" prefix for physiotherapists, citing concerns that it could mislead patients.

In a letter to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the DGHS noted that objections had been raised by several professional groups, including the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR), regarding the Competency Based Curriculum for Physiotherapy, 2025.

The syllabus, issued in April, had proposed that physiotherapy graduates could use "Dr" before their names along with the suffix "PT."

"Physiotherapists are not trained as medical doctors and, therefore, should not use the pre...