Doctor of Medicine in General Medicine Top Colleges, Syllabus, Scope and Salary

Stream: General Medicine
Duration: 2 Years

Course: M.D.

Course Type: Post Graduate

M.D. in General Medicine is 2 to 3 years a postgraduate course in medicine. General Medicine is the medical specialty involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Enrolled students are familiarized on an advanced level with the field of medical science, through experimentation, observation, theoretical knowledge, and practical exposure.

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General medicine focuses on diagnosing as well as treating common health problems or disorders such as nausea, cold and cough. Subjects covered in the course’s curriculum include Genetics, Social Science, Health Education, General Medicine applied to the Field of Public Health, Occupational Health, Maternal and Child Health Rehabilitation, and Public Health Administration etc.

The average monthly salary offered to successful postgraduates of the course varies between INR 1 and 12 lacs. The fast-evolving health insurance market, pharmaco-vigilance, telemedicine sector, pharmaceutical industry and clinical research offer lucrative opportunities to such professionals.

M.D. in General Medicine: Course Highlights

Given here are the basic highlights of the course.

M.D. in General Medicine: Course Objectives

Listed here are some of the principle objectives of the course.

The course aims to prepare eligible candidates to efficiently:

• diagnose and treat common medical illnesses, rare diseases, advances, and technologies in medicine.
• manage medical emergencies and carry out research and undergraduate medical teaching.
• perform early disposal, prompt diagnosis and management of emergencies, update knowledge, teach and guide undergraduate (M.B.B.S.) students.
• carry out research and publication.

Top Institutes offering M.D. in General Medicine  

The average tuition fee charged in India for M.D. in General Medicine ranges between INR 10,000 (government institutes) to 15 lacs (private institutes).

Listed below are some of the top institutes in India that offer the course.

Eligibility for M.D. in General Medicine  

As a minimum criterion of eligibility, aspiring candidates need to have completed MBBS/BAMS with a minimum aggregate score of 50%, with 1-year compulsory internship. Also, a minimum aggregate score of 60% at the level of graduation.

Often, candidates are required to qualify an institute, State or national-level entrance test for admission to the course.

M.D. in General Medicine: Admission Process

Process of admission to the course may vary across institutes. Some institutes conduct their own entrance exams for admission, while some select students on the basis of their score at the level of graduation, completed from a recognized college/university.

Also, most colleges/universities in India base their criterion on section on the candidate’s performance in the national-level NEET PG.

Listed here are some such major entrance exams held in the country.

• NEET PG Entrance Exam
• PGIMER Entrance Exam
• JIPMER PG Entrance Exam
• CMC Vellore PG Medical Entrance Exam
• COMEDK PGET PG Entrance Exam
• MU OET PG Entrance Exam
• AIIMS PG Medical Entrance Exam
• AIPGMEE.

M.D. in General Medicine: Syllabus and Course Structure

Tabulated here are the major components that form part of the course’s curriculum.

M.D. in General Medicine: Career Prospects

Successful postgraduates of the course interested in further studies in the discipline may go for pursuing M.Phil. or Ph.D. etc. post-doctoral studies in the subject to pursuing teaching as profession.

They are lucratively employed in both government and private sectors in areas such as railways, State PSCs, State medical colleges, research & educational institutes, military services, biomedical companies, medicine manufacturing companies, etc.

Such postgraduates are hired in capacities such as Associate Professor, Bacteriologist, House Officer/RMO, Product Manager, Sr. Product Manager, General Medicine Consultant, Gynecologist, Broad Specialist, Casualty Medical Officer, Physiologist, Obstetrician, General Surgeon, General Physician, etc.

Some of the popular professional avenues open to such postgraduates are tabulated below, along with the salaries and job responsibilities associated with each.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, vide order has given interim direction as follows:

1. ‘The Medical Council of India as well as the States and Universities and other Institutions will be entitled to conduct their respective examinations for admission to Post Graduate Courses, but shall not declare the result of the same, until further order of the Court…’
2. It is apart from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate Courses already conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
3. In pursuance of the said directives, written Entrance Test for admission to the P.G. Degree course (MD/MS) under Tripura Medical College will be conducted with the eligible candidates under the supervision of the Permanent Committee headed by the Hon’ble High Court Justice (Retired).
4. On the basis of Entrance Test (written exam) result, one common merit list shall be prepared. The rank of the candidates qualifying in the written test will be determined on the basis of the marks obtained in order.
5. As regards eligibility criteria, the MCI guideline provides that 50% marks in the Entrance Test for the Post Graduate Degree Courses shall have to be obtained by a candidate.
6. However, in respect of the candidates belong to the ST/SC category, the minimum percentage of marks shall be 40%.
7. In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the Entrance Examination, their merit will be determined in order of preference as under: 

1. Candidates obtaining higher aggregate marks in all the MBBS Professional Examinations.  
2. According to age, the older one getting preference over the younger one. Selection will be made entirely on the basis of merit in order of the candidates

All candidates must qualify NEET PG and meet one of the following criteria:

1. The candidate must be a Permanent Resident of Tripura, passed out from Tripura or any other state.
2. Ex-students (passed out MBBS) from Tripura Medical College or Agartala Government Medical College irrespective of Tripura Domiciled or belonging to other States of India/Union Territory.

Note: Provided that if the required number of candidate domiciled in Tripura who has qualified in NEET PG is not available, the vacant seats shall be open for admission from other NEET qualified candidates of other state/union territory.

Aspirants seeking admission to 3 year Full-time Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.
Academic Requirement: 

1. The willing candidates will download the prescribed ‘Application Form’ from the website and will submit the stipulated closing date along with documents/copies of the certificates etc and the prescribed application fee by Demand Draft in favor of the Society for Tripura Medical College & Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Agartala.
2. The candidates working under the State Govt. must apply through proper channel with an advance copy (including documents scheduled to be enclosed along with application fee by Demand Draft ) so as to reach to the Office of the Principal within the stipulated period.
3. Combined Counseling for admission in Postgraduate Degree (MD/MS) courses will be held as per educational notification no. F.5(6)-DME/PG&UG/Counselling/(Sub-1)/1074, Agartala, issued by Director Medical Education, Government of Tripura, Agartala. Accordingly, a committee is constituted by the Government of Tripura, Health & Family Welfare Department vide no. F.5(6)-DME/PG & UG/Counseling for conducting Combined Post Graduate (PG) counseling for both TMC & AGMC for the coming academic session.