Wednesday 20 February 2013

What are the options available after doing MBBS?

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.

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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.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/images/pixel.gif
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."
 The original article can be read Here

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