After completing their MBBS degree, most of the students ask" What is next?" whether to go for PG courses which are very limited and too costly. In this regard I come across and article written by Rashmi Atal on 17 Oct 2005 in Times of India News paper. That article I still found very relevant, The article is reproduced as under:
"Even after doing your MBBS, you may feel that working in
a hospital at odd hours of the day is not really your calling. With limited
availability of post-graduation seats and work opportunities, a slight change
in the career track may not be that bad an idea even for a medical graduate.One
just needs to find a vocation that suits one's temperament and requirements and
where one can successfully utilize the medical background as well.
Interdisciplinary sciences
The discipline of science is no longer confined to the
categories of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, but it is giving birth to newer
areas by inter-mixing of two or more subjects. Even medical science is
integrating with other areas like information technology and engineering to
form disciplines like bioinformatics, bioengineering, biomedical sciences and
so on...
Medical graduates are much in demand to study and
research the various areas in bioengineering that include distributed diagnosis
and home health care, engineered biomaterials and tissue engineering, molecular
bioengineering, nanotechnology, medical imaging and imageguided therapy, and
computational bioengineering, to mention prominent ones, at research based
institutions and organizations.
Hospital administration
The role of a health care administrator begins from
planning to directing, coordinating and supervising the delivery of health
care.Non-practising medical graduates are increasingly being
absorbed in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical establishments as
hospital managers and health care administrators.`For the smooth administration of a medical establishment
of 200 staff members or so, it helps to be formerly trained in health care/
hospital administration, otherwise most of the time people learn by
hit-and-trial method.The course in health care administration usually provides
inputs on organisational behaviour, health economics, organisational research,
health plan, strategic management, how to design a hospital, requirements of a
hospital, design of operation theatre, national health programme, medico-legal
acts, waste management, international health regulations, comparative health
administration, accountancy and so on,'' said Dr Mahesh Verma, principal of
Maulana Azad Medical College - Dental Wing, and a gold medalist for MBA in
Health Care Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi
University.
Public health
Already a major discipline in the West, the importance of
public health is gradually being recognised in India. Guru Gobind Singh
Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Kashmere Gate, has taken a lead to initiate a
Master's in Public Health (MPH).Designed according to the Indian situation and
requirements, the MPH programme of GGSIPU will focus more on preventive health
than the curative aspects.Funded by WHO and offered by the National Institute of
Communicable Disease, New Delhi, the MPH programme will admit 20 students in
the first batch out of which 50% candidates would be MBBS graduates.More institutions
in India are following suit.
Medical transcription
Medical transcription involves transcribing medical
records dictated by doctors and other health care professionals available in an
audio format, into a written text.
The medical records may include history, clinical notes,
diagnostic reports, operative details, prescriptions, discharge notes and other
details.
Since it requires
a sound knowledge of medical terminology besides good language and computer
skills, a medico is more competent in handling the job of a medical
transcriptionist than someone with a non-medical background.
According to Rajiv Shetye, vice president Operations,
Spryance India, `Medical transcription can be an exciting career option for
medical graduates as it offers ample scope to earn according to his/her skills,
ability and dedication.
Though one has to undertake the requisite training to
become a qualified medical transcriptionist, medical graduates have a distinct
advantage because of their academic background in medical sciences.....
As a result, their learning curves are much smaller and
they can begin transcribing much before their counterparts.Skills and experience play a major role in earning
opportunities. The earnings range anywhere from Rs 7,000 to Rs 20,000 and
sometimes even more.''
Publishing industry
One of the ways that doctors keep themselves updated
about breakthroughs in the world of medical science and health care is through
medical journals.
There are a good number of organisations that are
exclusively into medical publishing. Keeping in mind the technicality of the
medical world, they prefer recruiting medicos for compilation and editing of
articles for these publications.
If you have a
research bent of mind and a flair for writing, you can even contribute to
various journals, magazines, websites and newspaper columns dedicated to the
cause of medical science either on a full-time basis or as part-time."
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