md-general-medicine

MD-general-medicine

MD General medicine is a Pg medical course for 3 years. It is done after mbbs.

The MBBS course is for five and a half years, and training imparted is as follows:

  1. Pre-clinical (Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry)
  2. Para-clinical (Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine)
  3. Clinical (Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology; with specialty rotations such as Orthopaedics, Radiology, etc.).

After three years of study and the successful completion of an examination, which includes both theoretical and practical elements, in a pre-clinical or clinical subject of a non-surgical nature [e.g. Anatomy (since the subject deals with study of anatomy through dissecting cadavers, thus given an MD degree), Physiology, Pharmacology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology] the candidate receives MD degree, whereas in a clinical subject of a surgical nature (e.g. General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Ophthalmology), the candidate receives the equivalent degree. Direct admission in md ms.