Medical equipment maker Trivitron Healthcare will set up an institute to train para medical staff and doctors to use sophisticated medical devices. With rural health the problem is more of skill than access or affordability of quality equipment, and the company is doing this to fill the gap said Dr.GSK Velu, Founder, Trivitron Group of Companies.Several doctors and paramedical staff are not qualified to use medical equipment, so they learn on the job at hospitals and this brings a risk of error, he pointed out.The Trivitron Skill Development Institute for Medical Technology will be set up initially in Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, and the company will over time, open centers across the country. we will have skill labs where doctors can come and practice the procedures, Dr.Velu said.The institute will conduct 3 month, 6 month and 1 year courses on using medical equipment and conducting basic procedures. It will, for instance, conduct a renal care physical course after which a doctor will be skilled enough to man a dialysis unit, said Dr.Velu.The company is in talks with several universities to work on this project, and is considering roping in the National Skill Development Corporation as well, Dr.Velu said. Trivitron healhtcare will float a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for this and it will be run by a different management team.