What After MBBS?

All Courses
and Careers options
Admin April 2, 2015

After this blog, you will never ask the same questions again! Are you
an aspiring MBBS student who is worried about career option after
MBBS? Or have you considered questions like “pg courses after
mbbs”, “options after mbbs” or even “jobs after mbbs”? There are a
lot of approaches and ways one you may go after mbbs in India, but
what is best, that comes with wisdom.

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We will guide you through very basics of choices after MBBS you
can opt and where, when and how. We will help you at our best
towards all courses and career options after MBBS :

The first question, is of course, what after MBBS? Following are

choices of courses that will make career after mbbs:

Post-graduation
Research
Hospital management
Foreign studies
Clinical practice

With these keeping as key points, we will get answers of all our
questions regarding after MBBS.

Post-Graduation after MBBS

There are 3 main Post Graduation courses you can opt after MBBS.
PG career after MBBS is indeed what everyoneʼs parents ask for.
These are as follows:

PG- Specialty
PG- Diploma
DNB

PG- Specialty

Post graduation courses after mbbs in India are the most

pronounced MD (Doctor of Medicine) and MS (Master of Surgery).
These are some of the toughest PG exams in India and even after a
lot of tries, many mbbs graduates fail to get success.

The simple reason behind this is very limited number of seats. Even
after you get the college of your choice, you may not get the course
of choice or vice-versa. Although many private colleges provide pg
seats, but the price of private institutions outweighs that of merit
quota.

Nevertheless, you will be having great career options after MBBS

after completing Post graduation.

Duration of course: 3 years

Complete list of PG degree courses after MBBS in India include 78

recognized courses:

DM – Infectious Diseases
DM – Organ Transplant Anesthesia & Critical Care
DM – Critical Care Medicine
MD – Thoracic Medicine
MD – Sports Medicine
MD – Family Medicine
MD – Radio Diagnosis/Radiology
MD – Aviation Medicine/Aerospace Medicine
MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine
Anesthesia. & Critical Care Med.
MD – Medical Genetics
MD – Rheumatology
Master of Family Medicine
MD – Palliative Medicine
Master of Public Health (Epidemiology)
MD – Blood Banking & Immuno. Haem./Imm. Haem. & Blood Trans.
MD – Tropical Medicine
MD – Maternity & Child Health
MD – Pulmonary Medicine
MD – CCM
MD – P.S.M
MD – TB & Chest
MD – Skin & VD & Lepxsy
MD – MD- Skin & VD
MD-Transfusion Medicine
MD – Immuno Hematology & Blood Transfusion
MD – Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
M.D.
Masterʼs of Physician
MD – Pharmacology and Therapeutics
MD – Pathology & Microbiology
MD – Emergency Medicine
MD – R & D
MD – Anesthesiology
MD – Anatomy
MD – Aviation Medicine
MD – Bio-Chemistry
MD – Bio-Physics
MD – Community Medicine
MD – Dermatology
MD – Forensic Medicine/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
MD – General Medicine
MD – Community Health Administration
MD – Geriatrics
MD – Hospital Administration
MD – Health Administration
MD – Lab Medicine
MD – Microbiology
MD – Nuclear Medicine
MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology
MD – Ophthalmology
MD – Pediatrics
MD – Pathology
MD – Dermatology , Venereology & Leprosy
MD – Pharmacology
MD – Physiology
MD – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MD – Psychiatry
MD – Radio Diagnosis
MD – Radiology
MD – Radiotherapy
MD – Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine
MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine
MD – Venereology
MS – Obstetrics and Gynecology
MS – Orthopedics
MS – Anatomy
MS – ENT
MS – General Surgery
MS – Ophthalmology
MS – Anesthesia
MS. – MS. Medicine
MS – Neuro Surgery
MS – Traumatology and Surgery
MD/MS – Anatomy
MD/MS – Ophthalmology
MD/MS – Obstetrics & Gynecology

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MD or MS? This is another tricky question, however, the choice

mainly depends on oneʼs skills and wish. We will soon write a blog
for this topic too.

PG- Diploma

Pg diploma courses after mbbs include total of 61 courses

according to MCI in India. These are as follows:

Duration of course: 2 year

Following is the list of Diploma Courses after MBBS:

Diploma in Anesthesia
Diploma in Child Health
Diploma in Community Medicine
Diploma in Clinical Pathology
Diploma in Dermatology
Diploma in Diabetology
Diploma in Forensic Medicine
Diploma in Health Administration
Diploma in Hospital Administration
Diploma in Health Education
Diploma in Bacteriology
Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Diploma in Industrial Hygiene
Diploma in Immuno-Haematology and Blood Transfusion
Diploma in Leprosy
Diploma in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Diploma in Radio-Diagnosis
Diploma in Radio Therapy
Diploma in Medical Virology
Diploma in Occupational Health
Diploma in Ophthalmology
Diploma in Orthopaedics
Diploma in Public Health
Diploma in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Diploma in Psychological Medicine
Diploma in Radiation Medicine
Diploma in Sports Medicine
Diploma in Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases
Diploma in Tropical Medicine Health
Diploma in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy
Diploma in Venereology
Diploma in Paediatrics
Diploma – Aviation Medicine
Diploma in Cardiology
Diploma in Basic Medical Sciences (Anatomy)
Diploma in Basic Medical Sciences (Physiology)
Diploma in Basic Medical Sciences (Pharmacology)
Diploma in Maternity & Child Welfare
DGO -PREVENTIRE & SOCIAL MEDICINE
DGO
FMT
PSM
Diplom -Diploma V & D
Diploma – Diploma – OLO – Rhino-Laryngology
Diploma – Diploma in Medical Radio-Diagnosis
Diploma in Medicine Radiology and Electrology
Diploma – Diploma in Pathology & Bacteriology
Diploma- Plastic Surgery
Diploma- Urology
Diploma-Diplomate N.B.(Gen.Surg.)
Diploma in Microbiology
Dip. in Path.& Bact.
Diploma in Industrial Health
Diploma in Medical Radio Electrology
Diploma (Marine Medicine)
Diploma in Nutrition
Diploma in ENT
Diploma in Psychiatry
Diploma in Radiological Physics
Diploma in Neuro-pathology
Diploma in Allergy & Clinical Immunology

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DNB (Diplomate of National Board) after MBBS

DNB stands for Diplomate of National board and is another diploma

equivalent to MD. You can find more about DNB in the link given
below.
This is another perfect career option after MBBS apart from Post-
graduation.

Duration of course: – 3 years

Link to DNB CET

Research after MBBS

Clinical research options for MBBS students rely on your will to learn
and to invent. The most renowned research institute in India is the
ICMR (Indian council for medical research) which is also renowned
for its studentship to graduating mbbs students, though the 5000
INR is too low for 2 months, but the experience adds wonders to
your resume.

Duration of course: – 3 years

Following 45 PhD courses after MBBS have been recognized by MCI

in India:

Ph. D – Bio- Chemistry

Ph. D – Microbiology
Ph. D – Pathology
Ph. D – Forensic Medicine
Ph. D – Anaesthesia
Ph. D – Bio-Statistics
Ph. D – Bio-Technology
Ph. D – Cardiology
Ph. D – Community Medicine
Ph. D – Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Ph. D – Dermatology & Venereology
Ph. D – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ph. D – ENT
Ph. D – Gastro & Human Nutrition Unit
Ph. D – Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ph. D – Hospital Administration
Ph. D – Haematology
Ph. D – Histo Compatibility & Immunogenetics
Ph. D – Lab Medicine
Ph. D – Medical Oncology
Ph. D – Medical Physics
Ph. D – Medicine
Ph. D – Nephrology
Ph. D – Neurology
Ph. D – Neuro Surgery
Ph. D – Neuro Magnetic Resonance
Ph. D – Nuclear Medicine
Ph. D – Obst. & Gynae
Ph. D – Ocular Bio Chemistry
Ph. D – Ocular Microbiology
Ph. D – Ocular Phramacology
Ph. D – Orthopaedics
Ph. D – Paediatric Surgery
Ph. D – Paediatric
Ph. D – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Ph. D – Psychiatry
Ph. D – Radiotherapy
Ph. D – Radio Diagnosis
Ph. D – Surgery
Ph. D – Urology
Ph. D – Medical Biochemistry
Doctor of Phylosophy
Ph. D-Pharmacology
Ph. D – Anatomy
Ph. D – Physiology
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Hospital Management after MBBS

Hospital management is another very fast developing sector which
is one trending career option available for MBBS students. IIM
(Indian institute of Management) is one worthy but toughest choice.
But you should be prepared to face the competition for this course.

MBA or MHA? Where MBA stands for Masters of Business

Administration, MHA stands for Masters in Hospital Administration.
Both are choices for getting into the hospital management, but
which to go for? You can read our review on MBA vs MHA.

Duration of course: 2 years

Foreign Studies after MBBS

And then you wanted to study abroad, but here we will discuss
education after MBBS in USA and UK. USMLE is for US while PLAB
is for UK.

USMLE stands for United States Medical Licensing Examination and

is one of most fortunes giving choice. Yet many Indians fail to
achieve a success even after appropriate tries. This is because
USMLE is a 3 step procedure. Further, the costs are too high and
even after you complete these three steps, it still doesnʼt guarantee
until you have secured US residency. But if you get it, you will make
fortunes after MBBS.
You can find more info on USMLE here or apply to USMLE.

PLAB is an alternative to USMLE who want to study in UK after

MBBS. PLAB stands for Professional and Linguistic Assessments
Board. It is an option after MBBS in UK.

You can find more info on PLAB here.

Please note, there are other master degrees and PhD course in
other countries like US too, but we have missed them since we are
focusing on more appropriate choices for an Indian MBBS student.

Clinical Practice after MBBS

While some believe practicing at clinic refreshes what you study and
hence help in preparing for PG exams, some give preference to
getting as much time for books.

An MBBS graduate student may plan to study while going for job
after mbbs, or start clinical practice immediately after completing
MBBS. It can be done in following ways:

Government hospitals: You can either go for Full time job or even do
contract basis part time job.
Private Hospitals- Corporate sectors always welcome worthy
students.
Owned clinic- Owned clinic, nursing home or hospitals are always
the best choice for some.

References:
MCI (Medical Council of India)

So, we hope we delivered you the best of courses and career

options that you can go for after MBBS. If you still have doubts, let
us know in the comments.