MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES COURSES IN INDIA

For pursuing medical degrees you need patience. The medical course in India is offered under various specializations. These specializations include- Medical and Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Allied Health, nursing, Health, and Fitness. Students holding a medical degree will get opportunities from private clinics, hospitals in the healthcare sector. Also, a medical graduate can work for research centers, labs, and the pharmaceutical industry.

For pursuing this career, he/she must have a medical degree with a specialization. Various top medical colleges offer undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and also certificate courses.

Below are some of the popular UG courses students opt for:

• MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science
• BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• BASLP - Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
• BOptom - Optometry
• BSc - Medical Imaging Technology
• BSc - Medical Laboratory Technology
• BSc- Nursing
• BOT - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• BPharm - Pharmacy
• BPT - Bachelor of Physiotherapy

PG COURSES:

• MD - Respiratory Medicine, Radio-Diagnosis, Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, etc.
• MS - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, etc.
• MDS - Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, etc.
• MSc - Medical Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology, etc.
• MPH - Health Management, Bio-Statistics
• MOT - Hand Rehabilitation, Neurosciences, Mental Health, etc.
• MPharm - Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, etc.

 Diploma Courses:

• Diploma in Nursing
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology
• Diploma in Optometry
• Diploma in Medical Record Science

Certificate Courses:

• Certificate Course in Ophthalmic Technology
• Certificate Course in Blood Bank Technology
• Certificate Course in Health Inspector
• Certificate Course in Medical Office Management (CcMOM)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Candidates must have passed 12th, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks. The main subject should be Physics, Chemistry, Zoology/Botany.
• The candidate should be more than 17 years at the time of admission.
• The candidate must also have studied English in the qualifying exam.

TOP MEDICAL COLLEGES IN INDIA

Following are the top private medical colleges in India:

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore
• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai
• St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences (SJNAHS), Bangalore
• JSS Medical College, Mysore

TOP PUBLIC MEDICAL COLLEGES

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
• KGMU - King George's Medical University
• Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh