Dr. Anuj Chandra, Director of the Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders, is now offering an introductory course for those who want to become certified as sleep technicians.

“There is a shortage of well trained sleep technicians in the area. If we can have more good sleep techs, that makes it easier for people with sleep disorders to go though diagnostic sleep testing and begin getting the treatment they need to get better.” — Anuj Chandra, M.D., D.ABSM Beginning May 17, the Advanced Academy of Sleep Medicine will present an 80-hour A-STEP training course, which is the first step to becoming certified to perform sleep diagnostic tests.

Tuition is $1,000. The course will be held at the Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders, located at 6073 East Brainerd Road in Chattanooga. For more information, call 423-648-8008 or send an email to advancedacademysleep@gmail.com.

In addition to Dr. Anuj Chandra, instructors include co-director Dr. Lotika Chandra; Saira Naseer, who is both an M.D. and a registered sleep tech; sleep tech Joel Pollom; and other registered polysomnographic technicians.

A-STEP is a two-part training initiative developed and endorsed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to prepare candidates for certification as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT). After completing the 80-hour A-STEP Introductory Course, candidates for certification are currently required to complete an additional 18 A-STEP course modules online and work six months in a sleep center.

“Offering this course is one more step toward making Chattanooga and the surrounding area the best slept city in the nation,” added Dr. Chandra.

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